[USN-7494-5] Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7494-5
May 07, 2025

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

- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Software Description:
- linux-azure-fips: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems with FIPS

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:
- Network drivers;
- Netfilter;
(CVE-2023-52664, CVE-2023-52927)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
linux-image-5.15.0-1088-azure-fips 5.15.0-1088.97+fips1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-azure-fips 5.15.0.1088.73
Available with Ubuntu Pro

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-7494-5
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7494-4
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7494-3
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7494-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7494-1
CVE-2023-52664, CVE-2023-52927

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure-fips/5.15.0-1088.97+fips1