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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: 7039-1 critical: Linux kernel system issues

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Calendar Grey September 26, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Numerous vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel used by Ubuntu necessitate patching to ensure system safety and security.
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Software Description:

- linux: Linux kernel

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

- linux-kvm: Linux kernel for cloud environments

- linux-lts-xenial: Linux hardware enablement kernel from Xenial for Trusty

Details:

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 subsystems:

- GPU drivers;

- Input Device (Tablet) drivers;

- Modular ISDN driver;

- Multiple devices driver;

- Network drivers;

- Near Field Communication (NFC) drivers;

- SCSI drivers;

- GCT GDM724x LTE driver;

- USB subsystem;

- VFIO drivers;

- GFS2 file system;

- JFS file system;

- NILFS2 file system;

- Networking core;

- IPv4 networking;

- L2TP protocol;

- Netfilter;

- RxRPC session sockets;

(CVE-2024-26651, CVE-2024-38583, CVE-2023-52527, CVE-2024-26880,

CVE-2022-48850, CVE-2024-2...

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  linux-image-4.4.0-1137-kvm      4.4.0-1137.147
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-4.4.0-1174-aws      4.4.0-1174.189
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-4.4.0-259-generic   4.4.0-259.293
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-4.4.0-259-lowlatency  4.4.0-259.293
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-aws                 4.4.0.1174.178
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-generic             4.4.0.259.265
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-generic-lts-utopic  4.4.0.259.265
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-generic-lts-vivid   4.4.0.259.265
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-generic-lts-wily    4.4.0.259.265
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-generic-lts-xenial  4.4.0.259.265
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-kvm                 4.4.0.1137.134
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-lowlatency          4.4.0.259.265
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-lowlatency-lts-utopic  4.4.0.259.265
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-lowlatency-lts-vivid  4.4.0.259.265
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-lowlatency-lts-wily  4.4.0.259.265
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial  4.4.0.259.265
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-virtual             4.4.0.259.265
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-virtual-lts-utopic  4.4.0.259.265
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-virtual-lts-vivid   4.4.0.259.265
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-virtual-lts-wily    4.4.0.259.265
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial  4.4.0.259.265
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
  linux-image-4.4.0-1136-aws      4.4.0-1136.142
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-4.4.0-259-generic   4.4.0-259.293~14.04.1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-4.4.0-259-lowlatency  4.4.0-259.293~14.04.1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-aws                 4.4.0.1136.133
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-generic-lts-xenial  4.4.0.259.293~14.04.1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial  4.4.0.259.293~14.04.1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial  4.4.0.259.293~14.04.1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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-7039-1

CVE-2021-47181, CVE-2021-47188, CVE-2022-48791, CVE-2022-48836,

CVE-2022-48838, CVE-2022-48850, CVE-2022-48851, CVE-2022-48857,

CVE-2022-48863, CVE-2023-52527, CVE-2023-52809, CVE-2024-26651,

CVE-2024-26677, CVE-2024-26733, CVE-2024-26851, CVE-2024-26880,

CVE-2024-27437, CVE-2024-38570, CVE-2024-38583, CVE-2024-40902,

CVE-2024-42154, CVE-2024-42228

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