USN-7071-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

USN-7071-1: Linux kernel vulnerability
16 October 2024

The system could be compromised under certain conditions.

Releases
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Packages

• linux - Linux kernel
• linux-aws - Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
• linux-aws-6.8 - Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
• linux-gcp - Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
• linux-gcp-6.8 - Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
• linux-hwe-6.8 - Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel
• linux-ibm - Linux kernel for IBM cloud systems
• linux-lowlatency - Linux low latency kernel
• linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 - Linux low latency kernel
• linux-nvidia - Linux kernel for NVIDIA systems
• linux-nvidia-6.8 - Linux kernel for NVIDIA systems
• linux-nvidia-lowlatency - Linux low latency kernel for NVIDIA systems
• linux-oem-6.8 - Linux kernel for OEM systems
• linux-oracle - Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems
• linux-oracle-6.8 - Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems
• linux-raspi - Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi systems

Details
A security issue was discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use this to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:

Network traffic control;
(CVE-2024-45016)

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

Ubuntu 24.04

• linux-image-6.8.0-1013-raspi - 6.8.0-1013.14
• linux-image-6.8.0-1014-ibm - 6.8.0-1014.14
• linux-image-6.8.0-1014-oem - 6.8.0-1014.14
• linux-image-6.8.0-1014-oracle - 6.8.0-1014.14
• linux-image-6.8.0-1014-oracle-64k - 6.8.0-1014.14
• linux-image-6.8.0-1015-nvidia - 6.8.0-1015.16
• linux-image-6.8.0-1015-nvidia-64k - 6.8.0-1015.16
• linux-image-6.8.0-1015-nvidia-lowlatency - 6.8.0-1015.16.1
• linux-image-6.8.0-1015-nvidia-lowlatency-64k - 6.8.0-1015.16.1
• linux-image-6.8.0-1016-gcp - 6.8.0-1016.18
• linux-image-6.8.0-1017-aws - 6.8.0-1017.18
• linux-image-6.8.0-47-generic - 6.8.0-47.47
• linux-image-6.8.0-47-generic-64k - 6.8.0-47.47
• linux-image-6.8.0-47-lowlatency - 6.8.0-47.47.1
• linux-image-6.8.0-47-lowlatency-64k - 6.8.0-47.47.1
• linux-image-aws - 6.8.0-1017.18
• linux-image-gcp - 6.8.0-1016.18
• linux-image-generic - 6.8.0-47.47
• linux-image-generic-64k - 6.8.0-47.47
• linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 - 6.8.0-47.47
• linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 - 6.8.0-47.47
• linux-image-generic-lpae - 6.8.0-47.47
• linux-image-ibm - 6.8.0-1014.14
• linux-image-ibm-classic - 6.8.0-1014.14
• linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 - 6.8.0-1014.14
• linux-image-kvm - 6.8.0-47.47
• linux-image-lowlatency - 6.8.0-47.47.1
• linux-image-lowlatency-64k - 6.8.0-47.47.1
• linux-image-nvidia - 6.8.0-1015.16
• linux-image-nvidia-64k - 6.8.0-1015.16
• linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency - 6.8.0-1015.16.1
• linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k - 6.8.0-1015.16.1
• linux-image-oem-24.04 - 6.8.0-1014.14
• linux-image-oem-24.04a - 6.8.0-1014.14
• linux-image-oracle - 6.8.0-1014.14
• linux-image-oracle-64k - 6.8.0-1014.14
• linux-image-raspi - 6.8.0-1013.14
• linux-image-virtual - 6.8.0-47.47
• linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 - 6.8.0-47.47