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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: Linux Kernel Security Update USN-7685-2 CVE-2024-50073

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.. ========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7685-2 August 05, 2025 linux-azure vulnerabilities ========================================================================== 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: - Device tree and open firmware driver; - SCSI subsystem; - TTY drivers; - Ext4 file system; - SMB network file system; - Bluetooth subsystem; - Network traffic control; - Sun RPC protocol; - USB sound devices; (CVE-2023-52975, CVE-2024-38541, CVE-2024-50073, CVE-2024-53239, CVE-2023-52757, CVE-2024-49883, CVE-2025-37797, CVE-2023-52885, CVE-2024-49950, CVE-2024-56748) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS linux-image-4.15.0-1191-azure 4.15.0-1191.206~14.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-azure 4.15.0.1191.206~14.04.1 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. After a standard system update you need to rebootyour computer to make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7685-2 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7685-1 CVE-2023-52757, CVE-2023-52885, CVE-2023-52975, CVE-2024-38541, CVE-2024-49883, CVE-2024-49950, CVE-2024-50073, CVE-2024-53239, CVE-2024-56748, CVE-2025-37797 . Numerous vulnerabilities identified in the Ubuntu Linux kernel necessitate prompt patching to ensure system security and safeguard information.. Ubuntu kernel update, Azure cloud security, Linux patch management. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Aug 05, 2025 •Critical Ubuntu