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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: USN-7496-4 critical: Linux kernel security corrections

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Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7496-4
May 07, 2025

linux-azure vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Software Description:
- linux-azure: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure 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:
  - Block layer subsystem;
  - Character device driver;
  - Hardware crypto device drivers;
  - GPU drivers;
  - Media drivers;
  - Network drivers;
  - SCSI subsystem;
  - USB Gadget drivers;
  - Framebuffer layer;
  - Ceph distributed file system;
  - File systems infrastructure;
  - JFS file system;
  - Network file system (NFS) client;
  - NILFS2 file system;
  - SMB network file system;
  - Netfilter;
  - CAN network layer;
  - IPv6 networking;
  - MAC80211 subsystem;
  - Netlink;
  - Network traffic control;
  - SCTP protocol;
  - TIPC protocol;
(CVE-2025-21971, CVE-2024-50237, CVE-2023-52927, CVE-2023-52458,
CVE-2021-47163, CVE-2024-26689, CVE-2024-53066, CVE-2021-47191,
CVE-2021-47219, CVE-2024-56770, CVE-2024-46780, CVE-2024-56598,
CVE-2023-52741, CVE-2024-53173, CVE-2021-47150, CVE-2024-50296,
CVE-2024-56631, CVE-2024-53063, CVE-2024-56642, CVE-2024-50256,
CVE-2024-26974, CVE-2024-56651, CVE-2024-36934, CVE-2023-52664,
CVE-2024-26996, CVE-2024-26915, CVE-2024-46771, CVE-2024-56650,
CVE-2024-53140, CVE-2024-49925, CVE-2024-36015, CVE-2024-49944,
CVE-2024-35864)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
  linux-image-4.15.0-1188-azure   4.15.0-1188.203~14.04.1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-azure               4.15.0.1188.203~14.04.1
                                  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-7496-4
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7496-3
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7496-2
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7496-1
  CVE-2021-47150, CVE-2021-47163, CVE-2021-47191, CVE-2021-47219,
  CVE-2023-52458, CVE-2023-52664, CVE-2023-52741, CVE-2023-52927,
  CVE-2024-26689, CVE-2024-26915, CVE-2024-26974, CVE-2024-26996,
  CVE-2024-35864, CVE-2024-36015, CVE-2024-36934, CVE-2024-46771,
  CVE-2024-46780, CVE-2024-49925, CVE-2024-49944, CVE-2024-50237,
  CVE-2024-50256, CVE-2024-50296, CVE-2024-53063, CVE-2024-53066,
  CVE-2024-53140, CVE-2024-53173, CVE-2024-56598, CVE-2024-56631,
  CVE-2024-56642, CVE-2024-56650, CVE-2024-56651, CVE-2024-56770,
  CVE-2025-21971

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: USN-7496-4 critical: Linux kernel security corrections

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Calendar Grey May 7, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Major updates implemented in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS aimed at resolving numerous security flaws and vulnerabilities.
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel. Software Description: - linux-azure: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure 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: - Block layer subsystem; - Character device driver; - Hardware crypto device drivers; - GPU drivers; - Media drivers; - Network drivers; - SCSI subsystem; - USB Gadget drivers; - Framebuffer layer; - Ceph distributed file system; - File systems infrastructure; - JFS file system; - Network file system (NFS) client; - NILFS2 file system; - SMB network file system; - Netfilter; - CAN network layer; - IPv6 networking; - MAC80211 subsystem; - Netlink; - Network traffic control; - SCTP protocol; - TIPC protocol; (CVE...

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS linux-image-4.15.0-1188-azure 4.15.0-1188.203~14.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-azure 4.15.0.1188.203~14.04.1 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-7496-4

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7496-3

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7496-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7496-1

CVE-2021-47150, CVE-2021-47163, CVE-2021-47191, CVE-2021-47219,

CVE-2023-52458, CVE-2023-52664, CVE-2023-52741, CVE-2023-52927,

CVE-2024-26689, CVE-2024-26915, CVE-2024-26974, CVE-2024-26996,

CVE-2024-35864, CVE-2024-36015, CVE-2024-36934, CVE-2024-46771,

CVE-2024-46780, CVE-2024-49925, CVE-2024-49944, CVE-2024-50237,

CVE-2024-50256, CVE-2024-50296, CVE-2024-53063, CVE-2024-53066,

CVE-2024-53140, CVE-2024-53173, CVE-2024-56598, CVE-2024-56631,

CVE-2024-56642, CVE-2024-56650, CVE-2024-56651, CVE-2024-56770,

CVE-2025-21971

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