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linux-laptop vulnerabilities

Published Mar 21, 2024 · Updated Feb 4, 2026

Summary

Lonial Con discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did
not properly handle element deactivation in certain cases, leading to a
use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a
denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2024-1085)

Notselwyn discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did
not properly handle verdict parameters in certain cases, leading to a use-
after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial
of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2024-1086)

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:
- Network drivers;
- PWM drivers;
(CVE-2024-26597, CVE-2024-26599)

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 23.10 linux-laptop 6.5.0-1012.15

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-1085
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-1086
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-26597
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-26599