USN-6863-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

USN-6863-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

4 July 2024

The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.

Releases:
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Packages:
linux - Linux kernel
linux-ibm - Linux kernel for IBM cloud systems
linux-lowlatency - Linux low latency kernel
linux-nvidia - Linux kernel for NVIDIA systems
linux-raspi - Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi systems
Details:
A security issue was discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use it to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystem:

Netfilter:
(CVE-2024-26924)

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

Ubuntu 24.04
more details on this link ....Go to Update instructions section

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
CVE-2024-26924