Ubuntu 7073-2: Linux kernel (Azure) Security Advisory Updates
Summary
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel. Software Description: - linux-azure: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems - linux-azure-5.4: 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: - Watchdog drivers; - Netfilter; - Memory management; - Network traffic control; (CVE-2024-27397, CVE-2024-38630, CVE-2024-45016, CVE-2024-26960)
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-image-5.4.0-1139-azure 5.4.0-1139.146 linux-image-azure-lts-20.04 5.4.0.1139.133 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-image-5.4.0-1139-azure 5.4.0-1139.146~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-azure 5.4.0.1139.146~18.04.1 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.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7073-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7073-1
CVE-2024-26960, CVE-2024-27397, CVE-2024-38630, CVE-2024-45016
Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure/5.4.0-1139.146