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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: USN-6870-1 Moderate: Linux Kernel Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey July 4, 2024
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Critical vulnerabilities in various Ubuntu Linux kernel versions have been patched. Make sure your system is up-to-date for optimal security.
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Software Description:

- linux-aws: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems

- linux-azure: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems

- linux-azure-fde: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure CVM cloud systems

- linux-gke: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems

- linux-gkeop: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems

- linux-ibm: Linux kernel for IBM cloud systems

- linux-intel-iotg: Linux kernel for Intel IoT platforms

- linux-kvm: Linux kernel for cloud environments

- linux-oracle: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems

- linux-azure-5.15: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure cloud systems

- linux-azure-fde-5.15: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure CVM cloud systems

- linux-gkeop-5.15: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems

- linux-intel-iotg-5.15: Linux kernel for Intel IoT platforms

- linux-oracle-5.15: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems

Details:

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   linux-image-5.15.0-1047-gkeop   5.15.0-1047.54
   linux-image-5.15.0-1057-ibm     5.15.0-1057.60
   linux-image-5.15.0-1059-intel-iotg  5.15.0-1059.65
   linux-image-5.15.0-1061-gke     5.15.0-1061.67
   linux-image-5.15.0-1061-kvm     5.15.0-1061.66
   linux-image-5.15.0-1062-oracle  5.15.0-1062.68
   linux-image-5.15.0-1064-aws     5.15.0-1064.70
   linux-image-5.15.0-1067-azure   5.15.0-1067.76
   linux-image-5.15.0-1067-azure-fde  5.15.0-1067.76.1
   linux-image-aws-lts-22.04       5.15.0.1064.64
   linux-image-azure-fde-lts-22.04  5.15.0.1067.76.44
   linux-image-azure-lts-22.04     5.15.0.1067.65
   linux-image-gke                 5.15.0.1061.60
   linux-image-gke-5.15            5.15.0.1061.60
   linux-image-gkeop               5.15.0.1047.46
   linux-image-gkeop-5.15          5.15.0.1047.46
   linux-image-ibm                 5.15.0.1057.53
   linux-image-intel-iotg          5.15.0.1059.59
   linux-image-kvm                 5.15.0.1061.57
   linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04    5.15.0.1062.58

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   linux-image-5.15.0-1047-gkeop   5.15.0-1047.54~20.04.1
   linux-image-5.15.0-1059-intel-iotg  5.15.0-1059.65~20.04.1
   linux-image-5.15.0-1062-oracle  5.15.0-1062.68~20.04.1
   linux-image-5.15.0-1067-azure   5.15.0-1067.76~20.04.1
   linux-image-5.15.0-1067-azure-fde  5.15.0-1067.76~20.04.1.1
   linux-image-azure               5.15.0.1067.76~20.04.1
   linux-image-azure-cvm           5.15.0.1067.76~20.04.1
   linux-image-azure-fde           5.15.0.1067.76~20.04.1.44
   linux-image-gkeop-5.15          5.15.0.1047.54~20.04.1
   linux-image-intel               5.15.0.1059.65~20.04.1
   linux-image-intel-iotg          5.15.0.1059.65~20.04.1
   linux-image-oracle              5.15.0.1062.68~20.04.1

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-6870-1

CVE-2024-21823, CVE-2024-26643, CVE-2024-26924

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6870-1

Package Information

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