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:
- InfiniBand drivers;
- Media drivers;
- File systems infrastructure;
- Timer subsystem;
- Packet sockets;
- Network traffic control;
(CVE-2021-47485, CVE-2024-49959, CVE-2024-50195, CVE-2024-53164,
CVE-2024-56606, CVE-2025-39993)
Fixed packages 5
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS | linux-aws | 4.4.0-1151.157 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-xenial | 4.4.0-277.311~14.04.1 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS | linux | 4.4.0-277.311 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS | linux-aws | 4.4.0-1189.204 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 4.4.0-1152.163 |
Vulnerabilities 6
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High 7.8
IB/qib: Protect from buffer overflow in struct qib_user_sdma_pkt fields
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: IB/qib: Protect from buffer overflow in struct qib_user_sdma_pkt fields Overflowing either addrlimit or bytes_togo can allow userspace to trigger a buffer overflow of kernel memory. Check for…
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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…
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High 7.8
af_packet: avoid erroring out after sock_init_data() in packet_create()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: af_packet: avoid erroring out after sock_init_data() in packet_create() After sock_init_data() the allocated sk object is attached to the provided sock object. On error, packet_create() frees…
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High 7.8
media: rc: fix races with imon_disconnect()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: rc: fix races with imon_disconnect() Syzbot reports a KASAN issue as below: BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in __create_pipe include/linux/usb.h:1945 [inline] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in …
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High 7.1
posix-clock: Fix missing timespec64 check in pc_clock_settime()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: posix-clock: Fix missing timespec64 check in pc_clock_settime() As Andrew pointed out, it will make sense that the PTP core checked timespec64 struct's tv_sec and tv_nsec range before calling…
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Unscored —
jbd2: stop waiting for space when jbd2_cleanup_journal_tail() returns error
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jbd2: stop waiting for space when jbd2_cleanup_journal_tail() returns error In __jbd2_log_wait_for_space(), we might call jbd2_cleanup_journal_tail() to recover some journal space. But if an …