Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6971-1

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6971-1
August 21, 2024

linux vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

– Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Software Description:
– linux: Linux kernel

Details:

It was discovered that the Option USB High Speed Mobile device driver in
the Linux kernel did not properly handle error conditions. A physically
proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system
crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-37159)

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 subsystem:
– Network drivers;
(CVE-2021-46904)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
linux-image-3.13.0-199-generic 3.13.0-199.250
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-3.13.0-199-lowlatency 3.13.0-199.250
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-generic 3.13.0.199.209
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-generic-lts-trusty 3.13.0.199.209
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-lowlatency 3.13.0.199.209
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-server 3.13.0.199.209
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-virtual 3.13.0.199.209
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-6971-1
CVE-2021-37159, CVE-2021-46904