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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS: USN-6863-1 Critical: Kernel Crash Risk

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6863-1
July 04, 2024

linux, linux-ibm, linux-lowlatency, linux-nvidia, linux-raspi
vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Summary:

The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.

Software Description:
- linux: Linux kernel
- linux-ibm: Linux kernel for IBM cloud systems
- linux-lowlatency: Linux low latency kernel
- linux-nvidia: Linux kernel for NVIDIA systems
- linux-raspi: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi systems

Details:

A security issue was discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use it to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystem:
   - Netfilter;
(CVE-2024-26924)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   linux-image-6.8.0-1006-raspi    6.8.0-1006.6
   linux-image-6.8.0-1007-ibm      6.8.0-1007.7
   linux-image-6.8.0-1008-nvidia   6.8.0-1008.8
   linux-image-6.8.0-1008-nvidia-64k  6.8.0-1008.8
   linux-image-6.8.0-36-generic    6.8.0-36.36
   linux-image-6.8.0-36-generic-64k  6.8.0-36.36
   linux-image-6.8.0-36-lowlatency  6.8.0-36.36.1
   linux-image-6.8.0-36-lowlatency-64k  6.8.0-36.36.1
   linux-image-generic             6.8.0-36.36
   linux-image-generic-64k         6.8.0-36.36
   linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04  6.8.0-36.36
   linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04   6.8.0-36.36
   linux-image-generic-lpae        6.8.0-36.36
   linux-image-ibm                 6.8.0-1007.7
   linux-image-ibm-classic         6.8.0-1007.7
   linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04       6.8.0-1007.7
   linux-image-kvm                 6.8.0-36.36
   linux-image-lowlatency          6.8.0-36.36.1
   linux-image-lowlatency-64k      6.8.0-36.36.1
   linux-image-nvidia              6.8.0-1008.8
   linux-image-nvidia-64k          6.8.0-1008.8
   linux-image-raspi               6.8.0-1006.6
   linux-image-virtual             6.8.0-36.36
   linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04   6.8.0-36.36

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change the kernel updates have
been given a new version number, which requires you to recompile and
reinstall all third party kernel modules you might have installed.
Unless you manually uninstalled the standard kernel metapackages
(e.g. linux-generic, linux-generic-lts-RELEASE, linux-virtual,
linux-powerpc), a standard system upgrade will automatically perform
this as well.

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6863-1
   CVE-2024-26924

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/6.8.0-36.36
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ibm/6.8.0-1007.7
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lowlatency/6.8.0-36.36.1
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-nvidia/6.8.0-1008.8
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi/6.8.0-1006.6

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS: USN-6863-1 Critical: Kernel Crash Risk

ubuntu
Calendar Grey July 4, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ensure your Ubuntu 24.04 LTS system is updated to remedy critical kernel vulnerabilities that could lead to unauthorized administrative privileges or system instability.
The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Summary: The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator. Software Description: - linux: Linux kernel - linux-ibm: Linux kernel for IBM cloud systems - linux-lowlatency: Linux low latency kernel - linux-nvidia: Linux kernel for NVIDIA systems - linux-raspi: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi systems Details: A security issue was discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use it to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystem: - Netfilter; (CVE-2024-26924)

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-image-6.8.0-1006-raspi 6.8.0-1006.6 linux-image-6.8.0-1007-ibm 6.8.0-1007.7 linux-image-6.8.0-1008-nvidia 6.8.0-1008.8 linux-image-6.8.0-1008-nvidia-64k 6.8.0-1008.8 linux-image-6.8.0-36-generic 6.8.0-36.36 linux-image-6.8.0-36-generic-64k 6.8.0-36.36 linux-image-6.8.0-36-lowlatency 6.8.0-36.36.1 linux-image-6.8.0-36-lowlatency-64k 6.8.0-36.36.1 linux-image-generic 6.8.0-36.36 linux-image-generic-64k 6.8.0-36.36 linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 6.8.0-36.36 linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 6.8.0-36.36 linux-image-generic-lpae 6.8.0-36.36 linux-image-ibm 6.8.0-1007.7 linux-image-ibm-classic 6.8.0-1007.7 linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 6.8.0-1007.7 linux-image-kvm 6.8.0-36.36 linux-image-lowlatency 6.8.0-36.36.1 linux-image-lowlatency-64k 6.8.0-36.36.1 linux-image-nvidia 6.8.0-1008.8 linux-image-nvidia-64k 6.8.0-1008.8 linux-image-raspi 6.8.0-1006.6 linux-image-virtual 6.8.0-36.36 linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 6.8.0-36.36 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change the kernel updates have been given a new version number, which requires you to recompile and reinstall all third party kernel modules you might have installed. Unless you manually uninstalled the standard kernel metapackages (e.g. linux-generic, linux-generic-lts-RELEASE, linux-virtual, linux-powerpc), a standard system upgrade will automatically perform this as well.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6863-1

CVE-2024-26924

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6863-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/6.8.0-36.36 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ibm/6.8.0-1007.7 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lowlatency/6.8.0-36.36.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-nvidia/6.8.0-1008.8 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi/6.8.0-1006.6

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