First published: Thu Aug 22 2024(Updated: )
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:
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
All of | ||
ubuntu/linux-image-5.4.0-1114-raspi | <5.4.0-1114.126~18.04.1 | 5.4.0-1114.126~18.04.1 |
Ubuntu | =18.04 | |
All of | ||
ubuntu/linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 | <5.4.0.1114.126~18.04.1 | 5.4.0.1114.126~18.04.1 |
Ubuntu | =18.04 |
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(Contains the following vulnerabilities)
The severity of USN-6979-1 is critical due to multiple security issues in the Linux kernel that could allow an attacker to compromise the system.
To fix USN-6979-1, update your system to the patched versions of the affected Linux kernel packages provided by Ubuntu.
USN-6979-1 affects Ubuntu 18.04 systems running specific versions of the Linux kernel, particularly those with linux-image-5.4.0-1114-raspi and linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04.
USN-6979-1 addresses several vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel, which could include privilege escalation and denial of service issues.
USN-6979-1 was released by Ubuntu to address critical vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel.