--- title: 'USN-7166-2: Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices' description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7166-2 --- 1. [Ubuntu Security Notices](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices) 2. USN-7166-2 --- # USN-7166-2: Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities Publication date 17 December 2024 Overview Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel. Releases [22.04 LTS](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=jammy) [20.04 LTS](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=focal) --- Open side navigation ## Packages * [linux-aws](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves?package=linux-aws) - Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems * [linux-aws-5.15](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves?package=linux-aws-5.15) - Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems ## Details 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: * ARM32 architecture; * RISC-V architecture; * S390 architecture; * x86 architecture; * Block layer subsystem; * ACPI drivers; * Drivers core; * ATA over ethernet (AOE) driver; * TPM device driver; * Clock framework and drivers; * Buffer Sharing and Synchronization framework; * EFI core; * GPIO subsystem; * GPU drivers; * HID subsystem; * I2C subsystem; * InfiniBand drivers; * Input Device core drivers; * Mailbox framework; * Media drivers; * Ethernet bonding driver; * Network drivers; * Mellanox network drivers; * Microsoft Azure Network Adapter (MANA) driver; * STMicroelectronics network drivers; * NTB... --- Show more ## Update instructions After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. [Learn more about how to get the fixes.](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) 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. The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: | Ubuntu Release | Package Version | | --- | --- | | 22.04 LTS jammy | [linux-image-5.15.0-1073-aws](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-signed-aws) –  [5.15.0-1073.79](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-signed-aws/5.15.0-1073.79) | | | | [linux-image-aws-lts-22.04](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-meta-aws) –  [5.15.0.1073.73](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-meta-aws/5.15.0.1073.73) | | | | 20.04 LTS focal | [linux-image-5.15.0-1073-aws](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-signed-aws-5.15) –  [5.15.0-1073.79~20.04.1](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-signed-aws-5.15/5.15.0-1073.79~20.04.1) | | | | [linux-image-aws](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-meta-aws-5.15) –  [5.15.0.1073.79~20.04.1](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-meta-aws-5.15/5.15.0.1073.79~20.04.1) | | | --- ### Reduce your security exposure Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines. [Get Ubuntu Pro](https://ubuntu.com/pro) ## References *Search* * [CVE-2024-50191](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-50191) * [CVE-2024-50189](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-50189) * [CVE-2024-50188](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-50188) * [CVE-2024-50186](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-50186) * [CVE-2024-50184](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-50184) * [CVE-2024-50181](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-50181) * [CVE-2024-50180](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-50180) * [CVE-2024-50179](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-50179) * [CVE-2024-50096](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-50096) * [CVE-2024-50095](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-50095) --- Show 157 more references ## Related notices id="usn" *Search* * [USN-8274-1](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8274-1) * [USN-8267-1](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8267-1) * [USN-8266-1](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8266-1) * [USN-8224-1](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8224-1) * [USN-8201-1](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8201-1) * [USN-8112-1](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8112-1) * [USN-8112-2](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8112-2) * [USN-8112-3](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8112-3) * [USN-8112-4](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8112-4) * [USN-8112-5](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8112-5) --- Show 214 more references --- Have additional questions? 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