USN-7458-1: Linux kernel (IBM) vulnerabilities

Published Apr 24, 2025
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Updated

Attila Szász discovered that the HFS+ file system implementation in the Linux Kernel contained a heap overflow vulnerability. An attacker could use a specially crafted file system image that, when mounted, could cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2025-0927)

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: - ARM64 architecture; - MIPS architecture; - PowerPC architecture; - RISC-V architecture; - S390 architecture; - SuperH RISC architecture; - User-Mode Linux (UML); - x86 architecture; - Block layer subsystem; - Cryptographic API; - ACPI drivers; - Drivers core; - RAM backed block device driver; - Virtio block driver; - Data acquisition framework and drivers; - Hardware crypto device drivers; - DMA engine subsystem; - EDAC drivers; - ARM SCPI message protocol; - GPIO subsystem; - GPU drivers; - HID subsystem; - Microsoft Hyper-V drivers; - I2C subsystem; - I3C subsystem; - IIO ADC drivers; - IIO subsystem; - InfiniBand drivers; - IOMMU subsystem; - IRQ chip drivers; - LED subsystem; - Multiple devices driver; - Media drivers; - Multifunction device drivers; - MMC subsystem; - MTD block device drivers; - Network drivers; - Mellanox network drivers; - Microsoft Azure Network Adapter (MANA) driver; - STMicroelectronics network drivers; - NVME drivers; - Parport drivers; - PCI subsystem; - Pin controllers subsystem; - x86 platform drivers; - Power supply drivers; - Real Time Clock drivers; - SCSI subsystem; - SuperH / SH-Mobile drivers; - i.MX SoC drivers; - QCOM SoC drivers; - SPI subsystem; - Direct Digital Synthesis drivers; - Media staging drivers; - TCM subsystem; - TTY drivers; - UFS subsystem; - DesignWare USB3 driver; - USB Gadget drivers; - USB Dual Role (OTG-ready) Controller drivers; - USB Serial drivers; - USB Type-C support driver; - USB Type-C Port Controller Manager driver; - USB Type-C Connector System Software Interface driver; - VFIO drivers; - Framebuffer layer; - Xen hypervisor drivers; - AFS file system; - BTRFS file system; - Ceph distributed file system; - File systems infrastructure; - F2FS file system; - GFS2 file system; - JFFS2 file system; - JFS file system; - Network file system (NFS) client; - Network file system (NFS) server daemon; - NILFS2 file system; - NTFS3 file system; - Overlay file system; - Proc file system; - Diskquota system; - SMB network file system; - UBI file system; - Timer subsystem; - VLANs driver; - IP tunnels definitions; - LAPB network protocol; - Network namespace; - User-space API (UAPI); - Kernel init infrastructure; - iouring subsystem; - BPF subsystem; - Kernel CPU control infrastructure; - DMA mapping infrastructure; - KCSAN framework; - Tracing infrastructure; - Closures library; - Memory management; - 9P file system network protocol; - Amateur Radio drivers; - Bluetooth subsystem; - CAN network layer; - Networking core; - DCCP (Datagram Congestion Control Protocol); - Distributed Switch Architecture; - HSR network protocol; - IEEE802154.4 network protocol; - IPv4 networking; - IPv6 networking; - MAC80211 subsystem; - IEEE 802.15.4 subsystem; - Multipath TCP; - Netfilter; - Netlink; - NET/ROM layer; - Packet sockets; - Network traffic control; - SCTP protocol; - SMC sockets; - Sun RPC protocol; - TIPC protocol; - VMware vSockets driver; - eXpress Data Path; - XFRM subsystem; - Key management; - SELinux security module; - ALSA framework; - FireWire sound drivers; - HD-audio driver; - QCOM ASoC drivers; - STMicroelectronics SoC drivers; - USB sound devices; - KVM core; (CVE-2024-56747, CVE-2024-56575, CVE-2024-56781, CVE-2024-53173, CVE-2024-56662, CVE-2024-56778, CVE-2024-56615, CVE-2024-56693, CVE-2024-57906, CVE-2024-53194, CVE-2024-56779, CVE-2024-56619, CVE-2024-53059, CVE-2024-57938, CVE-2024-56643, CVE-2024-53055, CVE-2024-50198, CVE-2024-57841, CVE-2024-56616, CVE-2024-57908, CVE-2024-50249, CVE-2024-57838, CVE-2024-56558, CVE-2024-53113, CVE-2024-56630, CVE-2025-21638, CVE-2024-56637, CVE-2024-56776, CVE-2024-56625, CVE-2024-46841, CVE-2024-53122, CVE-2024-53145, CVE-2024-56780, CVE-2024-56629, CVE-2024-56650, CVE-2024-50101, CVE-2024-56576, CVE-2024-53129, CVE-2024-56587, CVE-2024-53127, CVE-2024-53121, CVE-2024-56567, CVE-2024-50162, CVE-2024-56605, CVE-2024-53135, CVE-2024-53172, CVE-2025-21692, CVE-2024-50110, CVE-2024-56698, CVE-2024-56623, CVE-2025-21678, CVE-2024-53112, CVE-2024-57874, CVE-2025-21669, CVE-2024-50086, CVE-2024-50143, CVE-2024-49974, CVE-2025-21664, CVE-2024-42291, CVE-2024-56701, CVE-2024-50072, CVE-2024-57903, CVE-2024-41080, CVE-2024-53131, CVE-2024-50301, CVE-2024-56670, CVE-2024-57902, CVE-2024-57925, CVE-2024-57889, CVE-2024-57897, CVE-2024-50150, CVE-2024-56601, CVE-2024-45828, CVE-2025-21690, CVE-2024-50230, CVE-2024-50115, CVE-2024-57951, CVE-2025-21631, CVE-2024-56606, CVE-2024-52332, CVE-2024-50282, CVE-2024-36476, CVE-2024-50192, CVE-2024-50156, CVE-2024-49571, CVE-2024-57946, CVE-2024-46809, CVE-2024-56634, CVE-2024-47707, CVE-2024-49996, CVE-2024-57849, CVE-2024-56645, CVE-2024-50074, CVE-2024-49925, CVE-2024-56658, CVE-2024-56562, CVE-2024-50141, CVE-2024-53171, CVE-2024-56593, CVE-2024-53150, CVE-2024-53214, CVE-2024-50296, CVE-2025-21683, CVE-2024-50195, CVE-2024-53239, CVE-2024-49950, CVE-2025-21636, CVE-2024-50265, CVE-2024-57850, CVE-2024-57917, CVE-2024-50148, CVE-2024-50036, CVE-2024-50259, CVE-2024-53052, CVE-2024-56598, CVE-2024-56597, CVE-2024-53217, CVE-2024-53061, CVE-2024-53063, CVE-2024-50127, CVE-2024-50273, CVE-2024-57901, CVE-2024-50202, CVE-2024-50232, CVE-2024-50229, CVE-2025-21687, CVE-2024-53174, CVE-2024-50193, CVE-2024-50151, CVE-2024-50218, CVE-2024-56679, CVE-2024-53181, CVE-2024-53099, CVE-2024-56572, CVE-2024-50185, CVE-2024-56578, CVE-2024-56532, CVE-2025-21639, CVE-2024-57922, CVE-2024-50171, CVE-2024-53066, CVE-2024-50287, CVE-2025-21697, CVE-2024-53180, CVE-2024-44938, CVE-2024-56636, CVE-2024-56739, CVE-2024-57807, CVE-2024-56569, CVE-2024-56531, CVE-2024-57913, CVE-2024-56681, CVE-2024-56694, CVE-2022-49034, CVE-2024-56756, CVE-2024-50168, CVE-2024-50131, CVE-2024-47143, CVE-2024-50292, CVE-2024-56533, CVE-2024-42315, CVE-2024-50283, CVE-2024-50142, CVE-2024-57802, CVE-2024-57929, CVE-2025-21699, CVE-2024-35864, CVE-2024-50209, CVE-2024-53197, CVE-2024-50278, CVE-2024-50299, CVE-2025-21694, CVE-2024-58087, CVE-2024-57904, CVE-2024-56726, CVE-2024-56678, CVE-2024-50167, CVE-2024-50236, CVE-2024-50083, CVE-2025-21646, CVE-2024-56633, CVE-2024-50051, CVE-2024-56785, CVE-2024-56767, CVE-2024-50085, CVE-2024-50117, CVE-2024-50268, CVE-2024-56672, CVE-2025-21653, CVE-2024-57900, CVE-2024-50196, CVE-2024-57911, CVE-2024-50233, CVE-2024-50290, CVE-2024-56754, CVE-2024-53680, CVE-2024-56724, CVE-2024-56596, CVE-2024-50275, CVE-2024-56539, CVE-2024-57884, CVE-2024-53226, CVE-2024-56659, CVE-2025-21689, CVE-2024-57912, CVE-2024-56626, CVE-2024-50099, CVE-2024-50058, CVE-2025-21665, CVE-2024-56610, CVE-2024-50262, CVE-2024-57882, CVE-2024-53138, CVE-2024-35887, CVE-2024-36899, CVE-2024-53237, CVE-2024-56644, CVE-2024-50153, CVE-2024-50154, CVE-2024-57792, CVE-2024-53142, CVE-2024-56720, CVE-2024-57931, CVE-2024-53058, CVE-2024-56745, CVE-2024-50304, CVE-2024-56648, CVE-2024-46871, CVE-2024-50055, CVE-2024-50182, CVE-2025-21666, CVE-2024-50208, CVE-2024-57910, CVE-2024-50194, CVE-2024-53685, CVE-2024-50010, CVE-2024-57948, CVE-2024-48881, CVE-2024-50160, CVE-2024-50269, CVE-2024-56748, CVE-2024-53183, CVE-2024-56777, CVE-2024-56769, CVE-2024-56594, CVE-2024-53140, CVE-2024-53151, CVE-2024-56723, CVE-2024-50245, CVE-2024-50128, CVE-2024-56581, CVE-2024-56770, CVE-2024-50121, CVE-2024-56589, CVE-2024-50234, CVE-2024-56700, CVE-2024-53158, CVE-2024-40953, CVE-2024-50257, CVE-2024-57892, CVE-2024-53165, CVE-2024-53042, CVE-2024-53097, CVE-2024-50279, CVE-2024-42252, CVE-2024-56642, CVE-2024-56622, CVE-2024-50295, CVE-2024-50199, CVE-2024-40965, CVE-2024-53161, CVE-2024-56586, CVE-2024-53088, CVE-2024-50134, CVE-2024-41066, CVE-2024-50237, CVE-2024-56688, CVE-2024-53096, CVE-2024-50116, CVE-2024-56705, CVE-2024-43098, CVE-2024-53184, CVE-2024-56774, CVE-2024-53215, CVE-2024-53156, CVE-2024-53146, CVE-2024-56600, CVE-2024-50302, CVE-2024-50247, CVE-2024-56690, CVE-2024-26928, CVE-2024-53198, CVE-2024-56691, CVE-2024-53120, CVE-2024-50103, CVE-2023-52913, CVE-2024-56602, CVE-2024-56728, CVE-2025-21648, CVE-2024-47730, CVE-2024-53227, CVE-2024-50205, CVE-2024-57940, CVE-2024-53119, CVE-2024-50267, CVE-2024-53125, CVE-2024-56716, CVE-2024-56627, CVE-2024-53101, CVE-2024-56640, CVE-2024-56369, CVE-2024-50244, CVE-2024-53157, CVE-2024-56746, CVE-2024-50251, CVE-2024-57907, CVE-2025-21680, CVE-2024-47408, CVE-2024-56548, CVE-2024-56715, CVE-2024-57939, CVE-2024-46784, CVE-2024-50201, CVE-2024-53130, CVE-2024-50163, CVE-2024-56595, CVE-2024-49998, CVE-2024-53104, CVE-2024-53690, CVE-2024-56704, CVE-2024-56570, CVE-2024-57798, CVE-2024-56763, CVE-2024-56603, CVE-2024-56568, CVE-2025-21640, CVE-2024-53155, CVE-2024-56590, CVE-2024-56708, CVE-2024-39497, CVE-2024-50082, CVE-2024-53148, CVE-2024-56787, CVE-2024-57890, CVE-2024-53124, CVE-2024-43900, CVE-2024-56614, CVE-2025-21637, CVE-2024-26718, CVE-2024-55881, CVE-2024-56759, CVE-2024-57791, CVE-2024-50242, CVE-2024-57896, CVE-2024-56631, CVE-2024-56574, CVE-2024-55916)

Affected Software

6 affected componentsFixes available
Canonical Linux kernel (IBM)
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1074-ibm<5.15.0-1074.77~20.04.1
5.15.0-1074.77~20.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-ibm<5.15.0.1074.77~20.04.1
5.15.0.1074.77~20.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
ubuntu/linux-ibm-5.15<5.15.0-1074.77~20.04.1
5.15.0-1074.77~20.04.1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1074-ibm to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1074.77~20.04.1
  2. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.15.0.1074.77~20.04.1
  3. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1074.77~20.04.1
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch USN-7458-1

Event History

Apr 24, 2025
Advisory Published
via Ubuntu·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software
Advisory Published
via OSV·12:57 PM
Data Sourced
via OSV·12:57 PM
DescriptionAffected Software

Child vulnerabilities

Contains the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of USN-7458-1?

The severity of USN-7458-1 is high due to the potential for denial of service and arbitrary code execution.

2

How do I fix USN-7458-1?

To fix USN-7458-1, update your system to the latest version of the linux-image packages as specified in the advisory.

3

What systems are affected by USN-7458-1?

USN-7458-1 affects Ubuntu 20.04 systems running specific versions of the linux-image package.

4

What type of vulnerability is described in USN-7458-1?

USN-7458-1 describes a heap overflow vulnerability in the HFS+ file system implementation of the Linux Kernel.

5

Can USN-7458-1 be exploited remotely?

Yes, USN-7458-1 can be exploited by attackers using specially crafted file system images when mounted.

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