Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7073-2

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7073-2
October 17, 2024

linux-azure, linux-azure-5.4 vulnerabilities
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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