Update07/30/2025

USN-7681-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Ubuntu Desktop
Canonical

USN-7681-1: Linux kernel vulnerability
Publication date: 30 July 2025
Overview: A security issue was fixed in the Linux kernel.

Packages
linux - Linux kernel
linux-aws - Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
linux-aws-6.14 - Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
linux-gcp - Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
linux-gcp-6.14 - Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
linux-hwe-6.14 - Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel
linux-oem-6.14 - Linux kernel for OEM systems
linux-raspi - Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi systems
linux-realtime - Linux kernel for Real-time 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:

Network traffic control

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

24.04 noble linux-image-6.14.0-1008-oem – 6.14.0-1008.8

linux-image-6.14.0-1010-aws – 6.14.0-1010.10~24.04.1
linux-image-6.14.0-1010-aws-64k – 6.14.0-1010.10~24.04.1
linux-image-6.14.0-1012-gcp – 6.14.0-1012.12~24.04.1
linux-image-6.14.0-1012-gcp-64k – 6.14.0-1012.12~24.04.1
linux-image-6.14.0-27-generic – 6.14.0-27.27~24.04.1
linux-image-6.14.0-27-generic-64k – 6.14.0-27.27~24.04.1
linux-image-aws – 6.14.0-1010.10~24.04.1
linux-image-aws-6.14 – 6.14.0-1010.10~24.04.1
linux-image-aws-64k – 6.14.0-1010.10~24.04.1
linux-image-aws-64k-6.14 – 6.14.0-1010.10~24.04.1
linux-image-gcp – 6.14.0-1012.12~24.04.1
linux-image-gcp-6.14 – 6.14.0-1012.12~24.04.1
linux-image-gcp-64k – 6.14.0-1012.12~24.04.1
linux-image-gcp-64k-6.14 – 6.14.0-1012.12~24.04.1
linux-image-generic-6.14 – 6.14.0-27.27~24.04.1
linux-image-generic-64k-6.14 – 6.14.0-27.27~24.04.1
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 – 6.14.0-27.27~24.04.1
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 – 6.14.0-27.27~24.04.1
linux-image-oem-24.04c – 6.14.0-1008.8
linux-image-oem-6.14 – 6.14.0-1008.8
linux-image-virtual-6.14 – 6.14.0-27.27~24.04.1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 – 6.14.0-27.27~24.04.1