USN-7169-5: Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities
10 January 2025
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Releases
Packages
- linux-realtime - Linux kernel for Real-time 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:
- Ext4 file system;
- Network traffic control;
- VMware vSockets driver;
(CVE-2024-49967, CVE-2024-53057, CVE-2024-50264)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 24.10
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
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.