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Ubuntu 24.10: USN-7169-2 critical: linux-gcp kernel issues

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Calendar Grey December 18, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
On December 18, 2024, Ubuntu released updates to resolve vulnerabilities in the linux-gcp kernel, enhancing both system security and reliability.
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Software Description:

- linux-gcp: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) 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-6.11.0-1006-gcp     6.11.0-1006.6
   linux-image-gcp                 6.11.0-1006.6

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-7169-2

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-7169-2

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