USN-7069-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

USN-7069-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/rss.xml / Wed, 10/16/2024 - 03:11
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: - x86 architecture; - Cryptographic API; - CPU frequency scaling framework; - HW tracing; - ISDN/mISDN subsystem; - Media drivers; - Network drivers; - NVME drivers; - S/390 drivers; - SCSI drivers; - USB subsystem; - VFIO drivers; - Watchdog drivers; - JFS file system; - IRQ subsystem; - Core kernel; - Memory management; - Amateur Radio drivers; - IPv4 networking; - IPv6 networking; - IUCV driver; - Network traffic control; - TIPC protocol; - XFRM subsystem; - Integrity Measurement Architecture(IMA) framework; - SoC Audio for Freescale CPUs drivers; - USB sound devices; (CVE-2024-36971, CVE-2024-42271, CVE-2024-38630, CVE-2024-38602, CVE-2024-42223, CVE-2024-44940, CVE-2023-52528, CVE-2024-41097, CVE-2024-27051, CVE-2024-42157, CVE-2024-46673, CVE-2024-39494, CVE-2024-42089, CVE-2024-41073, CVE-2024-26810, CVE-2024-26960, CVE-2024-38611, CVE-2024-31076, CVE-2024-26754, CVE-2023-52510, CVE-2024-40941, CVE-2024-45016, CVE-2024-38627, CVE-2024-38621, CVE-2024-39487, CVE-2024-27436, CVE-2024-40901, CVE-2024-26812, CVE-2024-42244, CVE-2024-42229, CVE-2024-43858, CVE-2024-42280, CVE-2024-26641, CVE-2024-42284, CVE-2024-26602)

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