USN-7071-1: Linux kernel vulnerability
Published Oct 16, 2024
·Updated
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 subsystems:
Affected Software
126 affected componentsFixes available
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.8.0-1013-raspi<6.8.0-1013.14
6.8.0-1013.14
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.8.0-1014-ibm<6.8.0-1014.14
6.8.0-1014.14
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.8.0-1014-oem<6.8.0-1014.14
6.8.0-1014.14
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.8.0-1014-oracle<6.8.0-1014.14
6.8.0-1014.14
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.8.0-1014-oracle-64k<6.8.0-1014.14
6.8.0-1014.14
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.8.0-1015-nvidia<6.8.0-1015.16
6.8.0-1015.16
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.8.0-1015-nvidia-64k<6.8.0-1015.16
6.8.0-1015.16
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.8.0-1015-nvidia-lowlatency<6.8.0-1015.16.1
6.8.0-1015.16.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.8.0-1015-nvidia-lowlatency-64k<6.8.0-1015.16.1
6.8.0-1015.16.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.8.0-1016-gcp<6.8.0-1016.18
6.8.0-1016.18
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.8.0-1017-aws<6.8.0-1017.18
6.8.0-1017.18
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.8.0-47-generic<6.8.0-47.47
6.8.0-47.47
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.8.0-47-generic-64k<6.8.0-47.47
6.8.0-47.47
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.8.0-47-lowlatency<6.8.0-47.47.1
6.8.0-47.47.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.8.0-47-lowlatency-64k<6.8.0-47.47.1
6.8.0-47.47.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-aws<6.8.0-1017.18
6.8.0-1017.18
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-gcp<6.8.0-1016.18
6.8.0-1016.18
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-generic<6.8.0-47.47
6.8.0-47.47
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-generic-64k<6.8.0-47.47
6.8.0-47.47
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04<6.8.0-47.47
6.8.0-47.47
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04<6.8.0-47.47
6.8.0-47.47
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-generic-lpae<6.8.0-47.47
6.8.0-47.47
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-ibm<6.8.0-1014.14
6.8.0-1014.14
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-ibm-classic<6.8.0-1014.14
6.8.0-1014.14
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04<6.8.0-1014.14
6.8.0-1014.14
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-kvm<6.8.0-47.47
6.8.0-47.47
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-lowlatency<6.8.0-47.47.1
6.8.0-47.47.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-lowlatency-64k<6.8.0-47.47.1
6.8.0-47.47.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-nvidia<6.8.0-1015.16
6.8.0-1015.16
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-nvidia-64k<6.8.0-1015.16
6.8.0-1015.16
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency<6.8.0-1015.16.1
6.8.0-1015.16.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k<6.8.0-1015.16.1
6.8.0-1015.16.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-oem-24.04<6.8.0-1014.14
6.8.0-1014.14
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-oem-24.04a<6.8.0-1014.14
6.8.0-1014.14
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-oracle<6.8.0-1014.14
6.8.0-1014.14
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-oracle-64k<6.8.0-1014.14
6.8.0-1014.14
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-raspi<6.8.0-1013.14
6.8.0-1013.14
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-virtual<6.8.0-47.47
6.8.0-47.47
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04<6.8.0-47.47
6.8.0-47.47
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.8.0-1014-oracle<6.8.0-1014.14~22.04.1
6.8.0-1014.14~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.8.0-1014-oracle-64k<6.8.0-1014.14~22.04.1
6.8.0-1014.14~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.8.0-1015-nvidia<6.8.0-1015.16~22.04.1
6.8.0-1015.16~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.8.0-1015-nvidia-64k<6.8.0-1015.16~22.04.1
6.8.0-1015.16~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.8.0-1016-gcp<6.8.0-1016.18~22.04.1
6.8.0-1016.18~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.8.0-1017-aws<6.8.0-1017.18~22.04.1
6.8.0-1017.18~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.8.0-47-generic<6.8.0-47.47~22.04.1
6.8.0-47.47~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.8.0-47-generic-64k<6.8.0-47.47~22.04.1
6.8.0-47.47~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.8.0-47-lowlatency<6.8.0-47.47.1~22.04.1
6.8.0-47.47.1~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.8.0-47-lowlatency-64k<6.8.0-47.47.1~22.04.1
6.8.0-47.47.1~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-aws<6.8.0-1017.18~22.04.1
6.8.0-1017.18~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-gcp<6.8.0-1016.18~22.04.1
6.8.0-1016.18~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04<6.8.0-47.47~22.04.1
6.8.0-47.47~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04<6.8.0-47.47~22.04.1
6.8.0-47.47~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04<6.8.0-47.47.1~22.04.1
6.8.0-47.47.1~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04<6.8.0-47.47.1~22.04.1
6.8.0-47.47.1~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-nvidia-6.8<6.8.0-1015.16~22.04.1
6.8.0-1015.16~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8<6.8.0-1015.16~22.04.1
6.8.0-1015.16~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-oem-22.04<6.8.0-47.47~22.04.1
6.8.0-47.47~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-oem-22.04a<6.8.0-47.47~22.04.1
6.8.0-47.47~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-oem-22.04c<6.8.0-47.47~22.04.1
6.8.0-47.47~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-oracle<6.8.0-1014.14~22.04.1
6.8.0-1014.14~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-oracle-64k<6.8.0-1014.14~22.04.1
6.8.0-1014.14~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04<6.8.0-47.47~22.04.1
6.8.0-47.47~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
Event History
Oct 16, 2024
Advisory Published
via Ubuntu·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of USN-7071-1?
The severity of USN-7071-1 is considered high due to potential system compromise by an attacker.
2
How do I fix USN-7071-1?
To fix USN-7071-1, update to the latest kernel packages provided by Ubuntu, specifically the versions indicated in the advisory.
3
What are the affected versions in USN-7071-1?
Affected versions in USN-7071-1 include various Linux kernel images for Ubuntu 24.04 prior to the specified patched versions.
4
Is my system vulnerable to USN-7071-1?
If you are running an affected version of the Linux kernel as listed in the USN-7071-1 advisory, your system may be vulnerable.
5
What should I do after applying the fix for USN-7071-1?
After applying the fix for USN-7071-1, reboot your system to ensure the new kernel is running and mitigates the vulnerability.