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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: USN-7518-1 critical: Linux kernel flaws

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7518-1
May 20, 2025

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

- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Software Description:
- linux-azure-fips: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems with FIPS

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:
  - ARM64 architecture;
  - PowerPC architecture;
  - Block layer subsystem;
  - Drivers core;
  - Network block device driver;
  - Character device driver;
  - GPU drivers;
  - HID subsystem;
  - InfiniBand drivers;
  - Media drivers;
  - Network drivers;
  - PPS (Pulse Per Second) driver;
  - PTP clock framework;
  - RapidIO drivers;
  - Real Time Clock drivers;
  - SCSI subsystem;
  - SLIMbus drivers;
  - QCOM SoC drivers;
  - Trusted Execution Environment drivers;
  - USB DSL drivers;
  - USB Device Class drivers;
  - USB core drivers;
  - USB Gadget drivers;
  - USB Host Controller drivers;
  - Renesas USBHS Controller drivers;
  - File systems infrastructure;
  - BTRFS file system;
  - Ceph distributed file system;
  - NILFS2 file system;
  - UBI file system;
  - KVM subsystem;
  - L3 Master device support module;
  - Netfilter;
  - Process Accounting mechanism;
  - printk logging mechanism;
  - Scheduler infrastructure;
  - Tracing infrastructure;
  - Memory management;
  - 802.1Q VLAN protocol;
  - B.A.T.M.A.N. meshing protocol;
  - Bluetooth subsystem;
  - Networking core;
  - IPv4 networking;
  - IPv6 networking;
  - Logical Link layer;
  - NFC subsystem;
  - Open vSwitch;
  - Rose network layer;
  - Network traffic control;
  - Wireless networking;
  - Tomoyo security module;
(CVE-2025-21760, CVE-2025-21928, CVE-2025-21877, CVE-2024-58069,
CVE-2025-21909, CVE-2025-21926, CVE-2025-21731, CVE-2025-21718,
CVE-2025-21763, CVE-2025-21866, CVE-2024-58009, CVE-2025-21971,
CVE-2025-21787, CVE-2025-21721, CVE-2024-58072, CVE-2025-21791,
CVE-2021-47191, CVE-2025-21865, CVE-2025-21762, CVE-2024-58063,
CVE-2025-21910, CVE-2025-21823, CVE-2025-21905, CVE-2025-21708,
CVE-2024-58090, CVE-2025-21917, CVE-2024-58051, CVE-2025-21781,
CVE-2025-21898, CVE-2025-21922, CVE-2024-58002, CVE-2024-58017,
CVE-2024-57986, CVE-2024-58052, CVE-2024-26982, CVE-2025-21848,
CVE-2025-21835, CVE-2025-21749, CVE-2024-58014, CVE-2024-58007,
CVE-2024-57980, CVE-2025-21715, CVE-2025-21858, CVE-2025-21916,
CVE-2025-21811, CVE-2025-21765, CVE-2025-21736, CVE-2025-21647,
CVE-2025-21934, CVE-2025-21776, CVE-2025-21761, CVE-2025-21904,
CVE-2024-57979, CVE-2024-58020, CVE-2025-21935, CVE-2025-21871,
CVE-2025-21704, CVE-2024-57977, CVE-2024-58083, CVE-2025-21764,
CVE-2025-21814, CVE-2025-21772, CVE-2025-21719, CVE-2024-58055,
CVE-2023-52664, CVE-2024-56599, CVE-2024-58001, CVE-2025-21744,
CVE-2024-58085, CVE-2025-21753, CVE-2025-21846, CVE-2024-58010,
CVE-2024-26996, CVE-2023-52927, CVE-2024-50055, CVE-2025-21925,
CVE-2025-21782, CVE-2024-57973, CVE-2024-58071, CVE-2025-21785,
CVE-2025-21859, CVE-2025-21920, CVE-2024-26689, CVE-2023-52741,
CVE-2025-21806, CVE-2024-58058, CVE-2025-21722, CVE-2025-21728,
CVE-2024-57981, CVE-2025-21948, CVE-2025-21914, CVE-2025-21862,
CVE-2025-21735)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  linux-image-5.4.0-1151-azure-fips  5.4.0-1151.158+fips1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-azure-fips          5.4.0.1151.88
                                  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-7518-1
  CVE-2021-47191, CVE-2023-52664, CVE-2023-52741, CVE-2023-52927,
  CVE-2024-26689, CVE-2024-26982, CVE-2024-26996, CVE-2024-50055,
  CVE-2024-56599, CVE-2024-57973, CVE-2024-57977, CVE-2024-57979,
  CVE-2024-57980, CVE-2024-57981, CVE-2024-57986, CVE-2024-58001,
  CVE-2024-58002, CVE-2024-58007, CVE-2024-58009, CVE-2024-58010,
  CVE-2024-58014, CVE-2024-58017, CVE-2024-58020, CVE-2024-58051,
  CVE-2024-58052, CVE-2024-58055, CVE-2024-58058, CVE-2024-58063,
  CVE-2024-58069, CVE-2024-58071, CVE-2024-58072, CVE-2024-58083,
  CVE-2024-58085, CVE-2024-58090, CVE-2025-21647, CVE-2025-21704,
  CVE-2025-21708, CVE-2025-21715, CVE-2025-21718, CVE-2025-21719,
  CVE-2025-21721, CVE-2025-21722, CVE-2025-21728, CVE-2025-21731,
  CVE-2025-21735, CVE-2025-21736, CVE-2025-21744, CVE-2025-21749,
  CVE-2025-21753, CVE-2025-21760, CVE-2025-21761, CVE-2025-21762,
  CVE-2025-21763, CVE-2025-21764, CVE-2025-21765, CVE-2025-21772,
  CVE-2025-21776, CVE-2025-21781, CVE-2025-21782, CVE-2025-21785,
  CVE-2025-21787, CVE-2025-21791, CVE-2025-21806, CVE-2025-21811,
  CVE-2025-21814, CVE-2025-21823, CVE-2025-21835, CVE-2025-21846,
  CVE-2025-21848, CVE-2025-21858, CVE-2025-21859, CVE-2025-21862,
  CVE-2025-21865, CVE-2025-21866, CVE-2025-21871, CVE-2025-21877,
  CVE-2025-21898, CVE-2025-21904, CVE-2025-21905, CVE-2025-21909,
  CVE-2025-21910, CVE-2025-21914, CVE-2025-21916, CVE-2025-21917,
  CVE-2025-21920, CVE-2025-21922, CVE-2025-21925, CVE-2025-21926,
  CVE-2025-21928, CVE-2025-21934, CVE-2025-21935, CVE-2025-21948,
  CVE-2025-21971

Package Information:
  

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: USN-7518-1 critical: Linux kernel flaws

ubuntu
Calendar Grey May 20, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A range of vulnerabilities have been addressed in the Linux kernel concerning Ubuntu Azure FIPS installations. It is advisable to upgrade without delay to reduce potential threats.
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel. Software Description: - linux-azure-fips: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems with FIPS 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: - ARM64 architecture; - PowerPC architecture; - Block layer subsystem; - Drivers core; - Network block device driver; - Character device driver; - GPU drivers; - HID subsystem; - InfiniBand drivers; - Media drivers; - Network drivers; - PPS (Pulse Per Second) driver; - PTP clock framework; - RapidIO drivers; - Real Time Clock drivers; - SCSI subsystem; - SLIMbus drivers; - QCOM SoC drivers; - Trusted Execution Environment drivers; - USB DSL drivers; - USB Device Class drivers; - USB core drivers; ...

Read the Full Advisory

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-image-5.4.0-1151-azure-fips 5.4.0-1151.158+fips1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-azure-fips 5.4.0.1151.88 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-7518-1

CVE-2021-47191, CVE-2023-52664, CVE-2023-52741, CVE-2023-52927,

CVE-2024-26689, CVE-2024-26982, CVE-2024-26996, CVE-2024-50055,

CVE-2024-56599, CVE-2024-57973, CVE-2024-57977, CVE-2024-57979,

CVE-2024-57980, CVE-2024-57981, CVE-2024-57986, CVE-2024-58001,

CVE-2024-58002, CVE-2024-58007, CVE-2024-58009, CVE-2024-58010,

CVE-2024-58014, CVE-2024-58017, CVE-2024-58020, CVE-2024-58051,

CVE-2024-58052, CVE-2024-58055, CVE-2024-58058, CVE-2024-58063,

CVE-2024-58069, CVE-2024-58071, CVE-2024-58072, CVE-2024-58083,

CVE-2024-58085, CVE-2024-58090, CVE-2025-21647, CVE-2025-21704,

CVE-2025-21708, CVE-2025-21715, CVE-2025-21718, CVE-2025-21719,

CVE-2025-21721, CVE-2025-21722, CVE-2025-21728, CVE-2025-21731,

CVE-2025-21735, CVE-2025-21736, CVE-2025-21744, CVE-2025-21749,

CVE-2025-21753, CVE-2025-21760, CVE-2025-21761, CVE-2025-21762,

CVE-2025-21763, CVE-2025-21764, CVE-2025-21765, CVE-2025-21772,

CVE-2025-21776, CVE-2025-21781, CVE-2025-21782, CVE-2025-21785,

CVE-2025-21787, CVE-2025-21791, CVE-2025-21806, CVE-2025-21811,

CVE-2025-21814, CVE-2025-21823, CVE-2025-21835, CVE-2025-21846,

CVE-2025-21848, CVE-2025-21858, CVE-2025-21859, CVE-2025-21862,

CVE-2025-21865, CVE-2025-21866, CVE-2025-21871, CVE-2025-21877,

CVE-2025-21898, CVE-2025-21904, CVE-2025-21905, CVE-2025-21909,

CVE-2025-21910, CVE-2025-21914, CVE-2025-21916, CVE-2025-21917,

CVE-2025-21920, CVE-2025-21922, CVE-2025-21925, CVE-2025-21926,

CVE-2025-21928, CVE-2025-21934, CVE-2025-21935, CVE-2025-21948,

CVE-2025-21971

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