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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS: Linux kernel Important Network Issues Vuln USN-7791-3

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Calendar Grey October 6, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Linux kernel update for Ubuntu addressed several security issues requiring immediate attention for users.
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Software Description:

- linux-gcp: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems

- linux-gcp-6.14: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems

- linux-oem-6.14: Linux kernel for OEM 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:

- Packet sockets;

- Network traffic control;

- VMware vSockets driver;

- XFRM subsystem;

(CVE-2025-38617, CVE-2025-38500, CVE-2025-38477, CVE-2025-38618)

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Topics Covered

security advisory Ubuntu important system compromise linux-gcp network subsystems

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 25.04
  linux-image-6.14.0-1017-gcp     6.14.0-1017.18
  linux-image-6.14.0-1017-gcp-64k  6.14.0-1017.18
  linux-image-gcp                 6.14.0-1017.18
  linux-image-gcp-6.14            6.14.0-1017.18
  linux-image-gcp-64k             6.14.0-1017.18
  linux-image-gcp-64k-6.14        6.14.0-1017.18

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  linux-image-6.14.0-1013-oem     6.14.0-1013.13
  linux-image-6.14.0-1017-gcp     6.14.0-1017.18~24.04.1
  linux-image-6.14.0-1017-gcp-64k  6.14.0-1017.18~24.04.1
  linux-image-gcp                 6.14.0-1017.18~24.04.1
  linux-image-gcp-6.14            6.14.0-1017.18~24.04.1
  linux-image-gcp-64k             6.14.0-1017.18~24.04.1
  linux-image-gcp-64k-6.14        6.14.0-1017.18~24.04.1
  linux-image-oem-24.04           6.14.0-1013.13
  linux-image-oem-24.04a          6.14.0-1013.13
  linux-image-oem-24.04b          6.14.0-1013.13
  linux-image-oem-24.04c          6.14.0-1013.13
  linux-image-oem-6.14            6.14.0-1013.13

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-7791-3

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7791-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7791-1

CVE-2025-38477, CVE-2025-38500, CVE-2025-38617, CVE-2025-38618

Severity
important
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Critical

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7791-3

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Topics Covered

security advisory Ubuntu important system compromise linux-gcp network subsystems

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp/6.14.0-1017.18
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp-6.14/6.14.0-1017.18~24.04.1

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