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Ubuntu: 7069-1 urgent: Security issues in the Linux kernel exposed

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Calendar Grey October 15, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Important enhancements tackle various vulnerability threats in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu editions.
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 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-azure-4.15: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems - linux-gcp-4.15: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems - linux-kvm: Linux kernel for cloud environments - linux-oracle: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems - linux-aws-hwe: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS-HWE) systems - linux-gcp: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems - linux-hwe: Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel 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: - x86 architecture; - Cryptographic API; - CPU freq...

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-image-4.15.0-1136-oracle 4.15.0-1136.147 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-4.15.0-1157-kvm 4.15.0-1157.162 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-4.15.0-1167-gcp 4.15.0-1167.184 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-4.15.0-1174-aws 4.15.0-1174.187 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-4.15.0-1182-azure 4.15.0-1182.197 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-4.15.0-230-generic 4.15.0-230.242 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-4.15.0-230-lowlatency 4.15.0-230.242 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-aws-lts-18.04 4.15.0.1174.172 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-azure-lts-18.04 4.15.0.1182.150 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04 4.15.0.1167.180 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-generic 4.15.0.230.214 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-kvm 4.15.0.1157.148 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-lowlatency 4.15.0.230.214 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04 4.15.0.1136.141 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-virtual 4.15.0.230.214 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-image-4.15.0-1136-oracle 4.15.0-1136.147~16.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-4.15.0-1167-gcp 4.15.0-1167.184~16.04.2 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-4.15.0-1174-aws 4.15.0-1174.187~16.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-4.15.0-230-generic 4.15.0-230.242~16.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-4.15.0-230-lowlatency 4.15.0-230.242~16.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-aws-hwe 4.15.0.1174.187~16.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-gcp 4.15.0.1167.184~16.04.2 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.230.242~16.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-gke 4.15.0.1167.184~16.04.2 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.230.242~16.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-oem 4.15.0.230.242~16.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-oracle 4.15.0.1136.147~16.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.230.242~16.04.1 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-7069-1

CVE-2023-52510, CVE-2023-52528, CVE-2024-26602, CVE-2024-26641,

CVE-2024-26754, CVE-2024-26810, CVE-2024-26812, CVE-2024-26960,

CVE-2024-27051, CVE-2024-27436, CVE-2024-31076, CVE-2024-36971,

CVE-2024-38602, CVE-2024-38611, CVE-2024-38621, CVE-2024-38627,

CVE-2024-38630, CVE-2024-39487, CVE-2024-39494, CVE-2024-40901,

CVE-2024-40941, CVE-2024-41073, CVE-2024-41097, CVE-2024-42089,

CVE-2024-42157, CVE-2024-42223, CVE-2024-42229, CVE-2024-42244,

CVE-2024-42271, CVE-2024-42280, CVE-2024-42284, CVE-2024-43858,

CVE-2024-44940, CVE-2024-45016, CVE-2024-46673

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7069-1

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