USN-6863-1: Linux kernel vulnerability
4 July 2024
The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.
Releases
Packages
- linux - Linux kernel
- linux-ibm - Linux kernel for IBM cloud systems
- linux-lowlatency - Linux low latency kernel
- linux-nvidia - Linux kernel for NVIDIA systems
- linux-raspi - Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi systems
Details
A security issue was discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use it to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystem:
- Netfilter;
(CVE-2024-26924)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 24.04
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linux-image-6.8.0-1006-raspi
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6.8.0-1006.6
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linux-image-6.8.0-1007-ibm
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6.8.0-1007.7
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linux-image-6.8.0-1008-nvidia
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6.8.0-1008.8
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linux-image-6.8.0-1008-nvidia-64k
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6.8.0-1008.8
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linux-image-6.8.0-36-generic
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6.8.0-36.36
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linux-image-6.8.0-36-generic-64k
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6.8.0-36.36
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linux-image-6.8.0-36-lowlatency
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6.8.0-36.36.1
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linux-image-6.8.0-36-lowlatency-64k
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6.8.0-36.36.1
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linux-image-generic
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6.8.0-36.36
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linux-image-generic-64k
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6.8.0-36.36
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linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04
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6.8.0-36.36
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linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04
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6.8.0-36.36
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linux-image-generic-lpae
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6.8.0-36.36
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linux-image-ibm
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6.8.0-1007.7
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linux-image-ibm-classic
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6.8.0-1007.7
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linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04
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6.8.0-1007.7
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linux-image-kvm
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6.8.0-36.36
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linux-image-lowlatency
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6.8.0-36.36.1
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linux-image-lowlatency-64k
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6.8.0-36.36.1
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linux-image-nvidia
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6.8.0-1008.8
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linux-image-nvidia-64k
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6.8.0-1008.8
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linux-image-raspi
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6.8.0-1006.6
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linux-image-virtual
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6.8.0-36.36
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linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04
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6.8.0-36.36
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.