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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS USN-7608-2 critical: linux-kvm privilege escalation

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7607-3
July 08, 2025

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

- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Software Description:
- linux-kvm: Linux kernel for cloud environments

Details:

It was discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the
Bluetooth stack in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to
cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2022-3640)

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:
   - SCSI subsystem;
   - Network file system (NFS) client;
   - NILFS2 file system;
   - File systems infrastructure;
   - Memory management;
   - Bluetooth subsystem;
   - Network traffic control;
   - USB sound devices;
(CVE-2024-50116, CVE-2021-47576, CVE-2024-53197, CVE-2024-46787,
CVE-2025-37798, CVE-2024-49958, CVE-2021-47260, CVE-2025-37932,
CVE-2022-49909)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
   linux-image-4.4.0-1146-kvm      4.4.0-1146.157
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-kvm                 4.4.0.1146.143
                                   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-7607-3
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7607-2
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7607-1
   CVE-2021-47260, CVE-2021-47576, CVE-2022-3640, CVE-2022-49909,
   CVE-2024-46787, CVE-2024-49958, CVE-2024-50116, CVE-2024-53197,
   CVE-2025-37798, CVE-2025-37932

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS USN-7608-2 critical: linux-kvm privilege escalation

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Calendar Grey July 8, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Several serious flaws identified in the Ubuntu Linux kernel necessitate immediate patches to avert possible system failures.
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel. Software Description: - linux-kvm: Linux kernel for cloud environments Details: It was discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the Bluetooth stack in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-3640) 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: - SCSI subsystem; - Network file system (NFS) client; - NILFS2 file system; - File systems infrastructure; - Memory management; - Bluetooth subsystem; - Network traffic control; - USB sound devices; (CVE-2024-50116, CVE-2021-47576, CVE-2024-53197, CVE-2024-46787, CVE-2025-37798, CVE-2...

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-image-4.4.0-1146-kvm 4.4.0-1146.157 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-kvm 4.4.0.1146.143 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-7607-3

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7607-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7607-1

CVE-2021-47260, CVE-2021-47576, CVE-2022-3640, CVE-2022-49909,

CVE-2024-46787, CVE-2024-49958, CVE-2024-50116, CVE-2024-53197,

CVE-2025-37798, CVE-2025-37932

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7607-3

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