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Ubuntu 24.10 USN-7169-1 critical: Linux Kernel Security Issues

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Calendar Grey December 17, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in the Linux kernel of Ubuntu, necessitating prompt system updates and safety measures.
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-lowlatency: Linux low latency kernel

- linux-oracle: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems

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:

- Ext4 file system;

- Network traffic control;

- VMware vSockets driver;

(CVE-2024-49967, CVE-2024-53057, CVE-2024-50264)

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.10
   linux-image-6.11.0-1007-lowlatency  6.11.0-1007.7
   linux-image-6.11.0-1007-lowlatency-64k  6.11.0-1007.7
   linux-image-6.11.0-1009-oracle  6.11.0-1009.9
   linux-image-6.11.0-1009-oracle-64k  6.11.0-1009.9
   linux-image-6.11.0-13-generic   6.11.0-13.14
   linux-image-6.11.0-13-generic-64k  6.11.0-13.14
   linux-image-generic             6.11.0-13.14
   linux-image-generic-64k         6.11.0-13.14
   linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04  6.11.0-13.14
   linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04   6.11.0-13.14
   linux-image-lowlatency          6.11.0-1007.7
   linux-image-lowlatency-64k      6.11.0-1007.7
   linux-image-oem-24.04           6.11.0-13.14
   linux-image-oem-24.04a          6.11.0-13.14
   linux-image-oracle              6.11.0-1009.9
   linux-image-oracle-64k          6.11.0-1009.9
   linux-image-virtual             6.11.0-13.14
   linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04   6.11.0-13.14

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-7169-1

CVE-2024-49967, CVE-2024-50264, CVE-2024-53057

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7169-1

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Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/6.11.0-13.14
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lowlatency/6.11.0-1007.7
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/6.11.0-1009.9

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