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HistoryAug 21, 2024 - 12:00 a.m.

Linux kernel vulnerabilities

2024-08-2100:00:00
ubuntu.com
11
ubuntu
kernel
security
vulnerabilities
subsystems
mmc
uml
aws
azure
gcp
gke
ibm
nvidia
oem
oracle
raspi

CVSS3

5.5

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

AI Score

6.6

Confidence

Low

Releases

  • Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Packages

  • linux - Linux kernel
  • linux-aws - Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
  • linux-azure - Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems
  • linux-gcp - Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
  • linux-gke - Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems
  • linux-ibm - Linux kernel for IBM cloud systems
  • linux-lowlatency - Linux low latency kernel
  • linux-nvidia - Linux kernel for NVIDIA systems
  • linux-nvidia-6.8 - Linux kernel for NVIDIA systems
  • linux-nvidia-lowlatency - Linux low latency kernel for NVIDIA systems
  • linux-oem-6.8 - Linux kernel for OEM systems
  • linux-oracle - Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems
  • linux-raspi - Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi 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:

  • User-Mode Linux (UML);
  • MMC subsystem;
    (CVE-2024-39292, CVE-2024-39484)

CVSS3

5.5

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

AI Score

6.6

Confidence

Low