Ubuntu 20.04 LTS USN-6870-2 Critical: Linux Kernel Security Flaws

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel. Software Description: - linux-aws-5.15: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems Details: It was discovered that the Intel Data Streaming and Intel Analytics Accelerator drivers in the Linux kernel allowed direct access to the devices for unprivileged users and virtual machines. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2024-21823) Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystem: - Netfilter; (CVE-2024-26643, CVE-2024-26924)