| Summary: | The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux, linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-bluefield, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-5.4, linux-gkeop, linux-hwe-5.4, linux-ibm, linux-ibm-5.4, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-5.4, linux-raspi, linux-xilinx-zynqmp' package(s) announced via the USN-6973-1 advisory. |
| Description: | Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux, linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-bluefield, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-5.4, linux-gkeop, linux-hwe-5.4, linux-ibm, linux-ibm-5.4, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-5.4, linux-raspi, linux-xilinx-zynqmp' package(s) announced via the USN-6973-1 advisory.
Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Bluetooth subsystem
in the Linux kernel, leading to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. A
privileged local attacker could use this to possibly cause a denial of
service (system crash). (CVE-2024-24860)
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:
- SuperH RISC architecture,
- MMC subsystem,
- Network drivers,
- SCSI drivers,
- GFS2 file system,
- IPv4 networking,
- IPv6 networking,
- HD-audio driver,
(CVE-2024-26830, CVE-2024-39484, CVE-2024-36901, CVE-2024-26929,
CVE-2024-26921, CVE-2021-46926, CVE-2023-52629, CVE-2023-52760)
Affected Software/OS:
'linux, linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-bluefield, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-5.4, linux-gkeop, linux-hwe-5.4, linux-ibm, linux-ibm-5.4, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-5.4, linux-raspi, linux-xilinx-zynqmp' package(s) on Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04.
Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).
CVSS Score:
6.8
CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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