[USN-7169-2] Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7169-2
December 18, 2024

linux-gcp vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 24.10

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Software Description:
- linux-gcp: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) 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
linux-image-6.11.0-1006-gcp 6.11.0-1006.6
linux-image-gcp 6.11.0-1006.6

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.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7169-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7169-1
CVE-2024-49967, CVE-2024-50264, CVE-2024-53057

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp/6.11.0-1006.6