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Ubuntu 7071-1: Linux kernel Security Advisory Updates

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Calendar Grey October 16, 2024
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Critical Ubuntu Linux Kernel update addresses potential system compromise due to a security issue affecting multiple kernels.
The system could be compromised under certain conditions.

Summary

The system could be compromised under certain conditions.

Software Description:

- linux: Linux kernel

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

- linux-gcp: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems

- linux-ibm: Linux kernel for IBM cloud systems

- linux-lowlatency: Linux low latency kernel

- linux-nvidia: Linux kernel for NVIDIA systems

- linux-nvidia-lowlatency: Linux low latency kernel for NVIDIA systems

- linux-oem-6.8: Linux kernel for OEM systems

- linux-oracle: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems

- linux-raspi: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi systems

- linux-aws-6.8: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems

- linux-gcp-6.8: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems

- linux-hwe-6.8: Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel

- linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8: Linux low latency kernel

- linux-nvidia-6.8: Linux kernel for NVIDIA systems

- linux-oracle-6.8: 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 24.04 LTS
   linux-image-6.8.0-1013-raspi    6.8.0-1013.14
   linux-image-6.8.0-1014-ibm      6.8.0-1014.14
   linux-image-6.8.0-1014-oem      6.8.0-1014.14
   linux-image-6.8.0-1014-oracle   6.8.0-1014.14
   linux-image-6.8.0-1014-oracle-64k  6.8.0-1014.14
   linux-image-6.8.0-1015-nvidia   6.8.0-1015.16
   linux-image-6.8.0-1015-nvidia-64k  6.8.0-1015.16
   linux-image-6.8.0-1015-nvidia-lowlatency  6.8.0-1015.16.1
   linux-image-6.8.0-1015-nvidia-lowlatency-64k  6.8.0-1015.16.1
   linux-image-6.8.0-1016-gcp      6.8.0-1016.18
   linux-image-6.8.0-1017-aws      6.8.0-1017.18
   linux-image-6.8.0-47-generic    6.8.0-47.47
   linux-image-6.8.0-47-generic-64k  6.8.0-47.47
   linux-image-6.8.0-47-lowlatency  6.8.0-47.47.1
   linux-image-6.8.0-47-lowlatency-64k  6.8.0-47.47.1
   linux-image-aws                 6.8.0-1017.18
   linux-image-gcp                 6.8.0-1016.18
   linux-image-generic             6.8.0-47.47
   linux-image-generic-64k         6.8.0-47.47
   linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04  6.8.0-47.47
   linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04   6.8.0-47.47
   linux-image-generic-lpae        6.8.0-47.47
   linux-image-ibm                 6.8.0-1014.14
   linux-image-ibm-classic         6.8.0-1014.14
   linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04       6.8.0-1014.14
   linux-image-kvm                 6.8.0-47.47
   linux-image-lowlatency          6.8.0-47.47.1
   linux-image-lowlatency-64k      6.8.0-47.47.1
   linux-image-nvidia              6.8.0-1015.16
   linux-image-nvidia-64k          6.8.0-1015.16
   linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency   6.8.0-1015.16.1
   linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k  6.8.0-1015.16.1
   linux-image-oem-24.04           6.8.0-1014.14
   linux-image-oem-24.04a          6.8.0-1014.14
   linux-image-oracle              6.8.0-1014.14
   linux-image-oracle-64k          6.8.0-1014.14
   linux-image-raspi               6.8.0-1013.14
   linux-image-virtual             6.8.0-47.47
   linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04   6.8.0-47.47

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   linux-image-6.8.0-1014-oracle   6.8.0-1014.14~22.04.1
   linux-image-6.8.0-1014-oracle-64k  6.8.0-1014.14~22.04.1
   linux-image-6.8.0-1015-nvidia   6.8.0-1015.16~22.04.1
   linux-image-6.8.0-1015-nvidia-64k  6.8.0-1015.16~22.04.1
   linux-image-6.8.0-1016-gcp      6.8.0-1016.18~22.04.1
   linux-image-6.8.0-1017-aws      6.8.0-1017.18~22.04.1
   linux-image-6.8.0-47-generic    6.8.0-47.47~22.04.1
   linux-image-6.8.0-47-generic-64k  6.8.0-47.47~22.04.1
   linux-image-6.8.0-47-lowlatency  6.8.0-47.47.1~22.04.1
   linux-image-6.8.0-47-lowlatency-64k  6.8.0-47.47.1~22.04.1
   linux-image-aws                 6.8.0-1017.18~22.04.1
   linux-image-gcp                 6.8.0-1016.18~22.04.1
   linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04  6.8.0-47.47~22.04.1
   linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04   6.8.0-47.47~22.04.1
   linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04  6.8.0-47.47.1~22.04.1
   linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04  6.8.0-47.47.1~22.04.1
   linux-image-nvidia-6.8          6.8.0-1015.16~22.04.1
   linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8      6.8.0-1015.16~22.04.1
   linux-image-oem-22.04           6.8.0-47.47~22.04.1
   linux-image-oem-22.04a          6.8.0-47.47~22.04.1
   linux-image-oem-22.04b          6.8.0-47.47~22.04.1
   linux-image-oem-22.04c          6.8.0-47.47~22.04.1
   linux-image-oem-22.04d          6.8.0-47.47~22.04.1
   linux-image-oracle              6.8.0-1014.14~22.04.1
   linux-image-oracle-64k          6.8.0-1014.14~22.04.1
   linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04   6.8.0-47.47~22.04.1

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-7071-1

CVE-2024-45016

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7071-1

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