USN-7120-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

USN-7120-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
20 November 2024

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Releases
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Packages
linux-aws-6.8 - Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
linux-azure - Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems
linux-azure-6.8 - Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure cloud systems
linux-oracle-6.8 - Linux kernel for Oracle 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:

File systems infrastructure;
Network traffic control;
(CVE-2024-46800, CVE-2024-43882)
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Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 24.04

• linux-image-6.8.0-1018-azure - 6.8.0-1018.21
• linux-image-6.8.0-1018-azure-fde - 6.8.0-1018.21
• linux-image-azure - 6.8.0-1018.21
• linux-image-azure-fde - 6.8.0-1018.21

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to mak