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Ubuntu 16.04 & 14.04 LTS: USN-7262-1 High: Linux Kernel Security Warning

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Calendar Grey February 10, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Linux kernel enhancements tackle security vulnerabilities, essential for ensuring optimal system safety and functionality.
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-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:

- Multiple devices driver;

- Network drivers;

- Sonic Silicon Backplane drivers;

- File systems infrastructure;

- Closures library;

- Netfilter;

(CVE-2024-41012, CVE-2024-38597, CVE-2024-42252, CVE-2024-43914,

CVE-2024-38553, CVE-2024-40982, CVE-2024-41066, CVE-2024-42311,

CVE-2024-41020, CVE-2024-53141)

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory security issue software patch Ubuntu system update linux kernel severity high

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
   linux-image-4.4.0-1178-aws      4.4.0-1178.193
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-4.4.0-263-generic   4.4.0-263.297
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-4.4.0-263-lowlatency  4.4.0-263.297
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-aws                 4.4.0.1178.182
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-generic             4.4.0.263.269
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-generic-lts-xenial  4.4.0.263.269
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-lowlatency          4.4.0.263.269
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial  4.4.0.263.269
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-virtual             4.4.0.263.269
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial  4.4.0.263.269
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
   linux-image-4.4.0-1140-aws      4.4.0-1140.146
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-4.4.0-263-generic   4.4.0-263.297~14.04.1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-4.4.0-263-lowlatency  4.4.0-263.297~14.04.1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-aws                 4.4.0.1140.137
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-generic-lts-xenial  4.4.0.263.297~14.04.1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial  4.4.0.263.297~14.04.1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial  4.4.0.263.297~14.04.1
                                   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-7262-1

CVE-2024-38553, CVE-2024-38597, CVE-2024-40982, CVE-2024-41012,

CVE-2024-41020, CVE-2024-41066, CVE-2024-42252, CVE-2024-42311,

CVE-2024-43914, CVE-2024-53141

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7262-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue software patch Ubuntu system update linux kernel severity high

Package Information

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