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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: Advisory USN-7683-2 Linux Kernel Critical Threats

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7683-2
July 31, 2025

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

- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Software Description:
- linux-aws-fips: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems with FIPS
- linux-fips: Linux kernel with FIPS
- linux-gcp-fips: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) 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:
  - TTY drivers;
  - Network traffic control;
(CVE-2025-38083, CVE-2024-50073)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  linux-image-5.15.0-1088-gcp-fips  5.15.0-1088.97+fips1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-5.15.0-1089-aws-fips  5.15.0-1089.96+fips1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-5.15.0-145-fips     5.15.0-145.158+fips1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-aws-fips            5.15.0.1089.85
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-aws-fips-5.15       5.15.0.1089.85
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-fips                5.15.0.145.85
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-fips-5.15           5.15.0.145.85
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-gcp-fips            5.15.0.1088.78
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-gcp-fips-5.15       5.15.0.1088.78
                                  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-7683-2
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7683-1
  CVE-2024-50073, CVE-2025-38083

Package Information:
  
  
  

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: Advisory USN-7683-2 Linux Kernel Critical Threats

ubuntu
Calendar Grey July 31, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Multiple vulnerabilities addressed in the kernel of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, featuring essential patches for AWS and GCP FIPS. Restart needed.
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel. Software Description: - linux-aws-fips: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems with FIPS - linux-fips: Linux kernel with FIPS - linux-gcp-fips: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) 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: - TTY drivers; - Network traffic control; (CVE-2025-38083, CVE-2024-50073)

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-image-5.15.0-1088-gcp-fips 5.15.0-1088.97+fips1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-5.15.0-1089-aws-fips 5.15.0-1089.96+fips1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-5.15.0-145-fips 5.15.0-145.158+fips1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-aws-fips 5.15.0.1089.85 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-aws-fips-5.15 5.15.0.1089.85 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-fips 5.15.0.145.85 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-fips-5.15 5.15.0.145.85 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-gcp-fips 5.15.0.1088.78 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-gcp-fips-5.15 5.15.0.1088.78 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-7683-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7683-1

CVE-2024-50073, CVE-2025-38083

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7683-2

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