Summary
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:
- Netfilter;
- Network traffic control;
- VMware vSockets driver;
(CVE-2024-53164, CVE-2024-53103, CVE-2024-53141)
Fixed packages 18
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.15 | 5.15.0-1075.84~20.04.1 |
| Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.15 | 5.15.0-131.141~20.04.1 |
| Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS | linux-ibm-5.15 | 5.15.0-1069.72~20.04.1 |
| Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg-5.15 | 5.15.0-1072.78~20.04.1 |
| Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 | 5.15.0-131.141~20.04.1 |
| Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS | linux-oracle-5.15 | 5.15.0-1074.80~20.04.1 |
| Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-131.141 |
| Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1079.88 |
| Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1075.84 |
| Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1073.79 |
| Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1059.67 |
| Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1069.72 |
| Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1072.78 |
| Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1073.78 |
| Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-131.141 |
| Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1071.72 |
| Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1074.80 |
| Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1071.74 |
Vulnerabilities 3
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High 7.8
hv_sock: Initializing vsk->trans to NULL to prevent a dangling pointer
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hv_sock: Initializing vsk->trans to NULL to prevent a dangling pointer When hvs is released, there is a possibility that vsk->trans may not be initialized to NULL, which could lead to a dangl…
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High 7.8
netfilter: ipset: add missing range check in bitmap_ip_uadt
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: ipset: add missing range check in bitmap_ip_uadt When tb[IPSET_ATTR_IP_TO] is not present but tb[IPSET_ATTR_CIDR] exists, the values of ip and ip_to are slightly swapped. Therefore…
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High 7.8
net: sched: fix ordering of qlen adjustment
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: sched: fix ordering of qlen adjustment Changes to sch->q.qlen around qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog() need to happen _before_ a call to said function because otherwise it may fail to notify p…