USN-7166-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Published Dec 17, 2024
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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

99 affected componentsFixes available
Canonical Linux kernel
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1056-gkeop<5.15.0-1056.63
5.15.0-1056.63
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1066-ibm<5.15.0-1066.69
5.15.0-1066.69
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1066-raspi<5.15.0-1066.69
5.15.0-1066.69
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1068-nvidia<5.15.0-1068.69
5.15.0-1068.69
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1068-nvidia-lowlatency<5.15.0-1068.69
5.15.0-1068.69
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1070-gke<5.15.0-1070.76
5.15.0-1070.76
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1070-kvm<5.15.0-1070.75
5.15.0-1070.75
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1071-oracle<5.15.0-1071.77
5.15.0-1071.77
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1072-gcp<5.15.0-1072.80
5.15.0-1072.80
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-127-generic<5.15.0-127.137
5.15.0-127.137
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-127-generic-64k<5.15.0-127.137
5.15.0-127.137
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-127-generic-lpae<5.15.0-127.137
5.15.0-127.137
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-127-lowlatency<5.15.0-127.137
5.15.0-127.137
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-127-lowlatency-64k<5.15.0-127.137
5.15.0-127.137
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04<5.15.0.1072.68
5.15.0.1072.68
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-generic<5.15.0.127.126
5.15.0.127.126
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-generic-64k<5.15.0.127.126
5.15.0.127.126
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-generic-lpae<5.15.0.127.126
5.15.0.127.126
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-gke<5.15.0.1070.69
5.15.0.1070.69
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-gke-5.15<5.15.0.1070.69
5.15.0.1070.69
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-gkeop<5.15.0.1056.55
5.15.0.1056.55
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-gkeop-5.15<5.15.0.1056.55
5.15.0.1056.55
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-ibm<5.15.0.1066.62
5.15.0.1066.62
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-kvm<5.15.0.1070.66
5.15.0.1070.66
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-lowlatency<5.15.0.127.115
5.15.0.127.115
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-lowlatency-64k<5.15.0.127.115
5.15.0.127.115
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-nvidia<5.15.0.1068.68
5.15.0.1068.68
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency<5.15.0.1068.68
5.15.0.1068.68
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04<5.15.0.1071.67
5.15.0.1071.67
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-raspi<5.15.0.1066.64
5.15.0.1066.64
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-raspi-nolpae<5.15.0.1066.64
5.15.0.1066.64
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-virtual<5.15.0.127.126
5.15.0.127.126
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1066-ibm<5.15.0-1066.69~20.04.1
5.15.0-1066.69~20.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1071-oracle<5.15.0-1071.77~20.04.1
5.15.0-1071.77~20.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1072-gcp<5.15.0-1072.80~20.04.1
5.15.0-1072.80~20.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-127-lowlatency<5.15.0-127.137~20.04.1
5.15.0-127.137~20.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-127-lowlatency-64k<5.15.0-127.137~20.04.1
5.15.0-127.137~20.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-gcp<5.15.0.1072.80~20.04.1
5.15.0.1072.80~20.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-ibm<5.15.0.1066.69~20.04.1
5.15.0.1066.69~20.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04<5.15.0.127.137~20.04.1
5.15.0.127.137~20.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04<5.15.0.127.137~20.04.1
5.15.0.127.137~20.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-oracle<5.15.0.1071.77~20.04.1
5.15.0.1071.77~20.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.15<5.15.0-1072.80~20.04.1
5.15.0-1072.80~20.04.1
ubuntu/linux-ibm-5.15<5.15.0-1066.69~20.04.1
5.15.0-1066.69~20.04.1
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15<5.15.0-127.137~20.04.1
5.15.0-127.137~20.04.1
ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.15<5.15.0-1071.77~20.04.1
5.15.0-1071.77~20.04.1
ubuntu/linux<5.15.0-127.137
5.15.0-127.137
ubuntu/linux-gcp<5.15.0-1072.80
5.15.0-1072.80
ubuntu/linux-gke<5.15.0-1070.76
5.15.0-1070.76
ubuntu/linux-gkeop<5.15.0-1056.63
5.15.0-1056.63
ubuntu/linux-ibm<5.15.0-1066.69
5.15.0-1066.69
ubuntu/linux-kvm<5.15.0-1070.75
5.15.0-1070.75
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency<5.15.0-127.137
5.15.0-127.137
ubuntu/linux-nvidia<5.15.0-1068.69
5.15.0-1068.69
ubuntu/linux-oracle<5.15.0-1071.77
5.15.0-1071.77
ubuntu/linux-raspi<5.15.0-1066.69
5.15.0-1066.69

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1056-gkeop to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1056.63
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1066-ibm to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1066.69
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1066-raspi to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1066.69
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1068-nvidia to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1068.69
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1068-nvidia-lowlatency to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1068.69
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1070-gke to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1070.76
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1070-kvm to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1070.75
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1071-oracle to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1071.77
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1072-gcp to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1072.80
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-127-generic to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-127.137
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-127-generic-64k to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-127.137
  12. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-127-generic-lpae to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-127.137
  13. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-127-lowlatency to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-127.137
  14. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-127-lowlatency-64k to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-127.137
  15. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.1072.68
  16. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-generic to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.127.126
  17. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-generic-64k to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.127.126
  18. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-generic-lpae to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.127.126
  19. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-gke to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.1070.69
  20. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-gke-5.15 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.1070.69
  21. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-gkeop to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.1056.55
  22. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-gkeop-5.15 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.1056.55
  23. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-ibm to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.1066.62
  24. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-kvm to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.1070.66
  25. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-lowlatency to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.127.115
  26. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-lowlatency-64k to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.127.115
  27. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-nvidia to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.1068.68
  28. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.1068.68
  29. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.1071.67
  30. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-raspi to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.1066.64
  31. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-raspi-nolpae to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.1066.64
  32. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-virtual to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.127.126
  33. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1066-ibm to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1066.69~20.04.1
  34. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1071-oracle to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1071.77~20.04.1
  35. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1072-gcp to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1072.80~20.04.1
  36. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-127-lowlatency to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-127.137~20.04.1
  37. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-127-lowlatency-64k to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-127.137~20.04.1
  38. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-gcp to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.1072.80~20.04.1
  39. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-ibm to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.1066.69~20.04.1
  40. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.127.137~20.04.1
  41. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.127.137~20.04.1
  42. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-oracle to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.1071.77~20.04.1
  43. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.15 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1072.80~20.04.1
  44. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-ibm-5.15 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1066.69~20.04.1
  45. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-127.137~20.04.1
  46. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.15 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1071.77~20.04.1
  47. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-127.137
  48. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-gcp to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1072.80
  49. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-gke to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1070.76
  50. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-gkeop to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1056.63
  51. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-ibm to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1066.69
  52. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-kvm to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1070.75
  53. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-lowlatency to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-127.137
  54. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-nvidia to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1068.69
  55. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-oracle to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1071.77
  56. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-raspi to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1066.69
  57. Upgrade

    Upgrade Ubuntu Linux kernel packages to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch USN-7166-1

Event History

Dec 17, 2024
Advisory Published
via Ubuntu·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software
Advisory Published
via OSV·01:14 PM
Data Sourced
via OSV·01:14 PM
DescriptionAffected Software

Child vulnerabilities

Contains the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of USN-7166-1?

The severity of USN-7166-1 is classified as high due to multiple potential vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel.

2

How do I fix USN-7166-1?

To fix USN-7166-1, update your system to install the latest version of the affected Linux kernel packages.

3

Which systems are affected by USN-7166-1?

USN-7166-1 affects Ubuntu 22.04 systems running specific versions of the Linux kernel.

4

What vulnerabilities are addressed in USN-7166-1?

USN-7166-1 addresses several vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to compromise the system.

5

What is the main component updated in USN-7166-1?

The main component updated in USN-7166-1 is the Linux kernel, which is critical for system operation.

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