Thursday, July 31, 2025

[USN-7683-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7683-1
July 31, 2025

linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.15, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-5.15, linux-gke,
linux-gkeop, linux-hwe-5.15, linux-ibm, linux-ibm-5.15, linux-intel-iotg,
linux-intel-iotg-5.15, linux-kvm, linux-lowlatency,
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15, linux-nvidia, linux-nvidia-tegra,
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15, linux-nvidia-tegra-igx, linux-oracle,
linux-oracle-5.15, linux-xilinx-zynqmp vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Software Description:
- linux: Linux kernel
- linux-aws: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
- linux-gcp: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
- linux-gke: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems
- linux-gkeop: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems
- linux-ibm: Linux kernel for IBM cloud systems
- linux-intel-iotg: Linux kernel for Intel IoT platforms
- linux-kvm: Linux kernel for cloud environments
- linux-lowlatency: Linux low latency kernel
- linux-nvidia: Linux kernel for NVIDIA systems
- linux-nvidia-tegra: Linux kernel for NVIDIA Tegra systems
- linux-nvidia-tegra-igx: Linux kernel for NVIDIA Tegra IGX systems
- linux-oracle: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems
- linux-xilinx-zynqmp: Linux kernel for Xilinx ZynqMP processors
- linux-aws-5.15: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
- linux-gcp-5.15: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
- linux-hwe-5.15: Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel
- linux-ibm-5.15: Linux kernel for IBM cloud systems
- linux-intel-iotg-5.15: Linux kernel for Intel IoT platforms
- linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15: Linux low latency kernel
- linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15: Linux kernel for NVIDIA Tegra systems
- linux-oracle-5.15: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud 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:
- TTY drivers;
- Network traffic control;
(CVE-2025-38083, CVE-2024-50073)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
linux-image-5.15.0-1031-nvidia-tegra-igx 5.15.0-1031.31
linux-image-5.15.0-1031-nvidia-tegra-igx-rt 5.15.0-1031.31
linux-image-5.15.0-1042-nvidia-tegra 5.15.0-1042.42
linux-image-5.15.0-1042-nvidia-tegra-rt 5.15.0-1042.42
linux-image-5.15.0-1053-xilinx-zynqmp 5.15.0-1053.57
linux-image-5.15.0-1071-gkeop 5.15.0-1071.79
linux-image-5.15.0-1081-ibm 5.15.0-1081.84
linux-image-5.15.0-1083-nvidia 5.15.0-1083.84
linux-image-5.15.0-1083-nvidia-lowlatency 5.15.0-1083.84
linux-image-5.15.0-1084-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1084.90
linux-image-5.15.0-1085-kvm 5.15.0-1085.90
linux-image-5.15.0-1086-gke 5.15.0-1086.92
linux-image-5.15.0-1086-oracle 5.15.0-1086.92
linux-image-5.15.0-1088-gcp 5.15.0-1088.97
linux-image-5.15.0-1089-aws 5.15.0-1089.96
linux-image-5.15.0-1089-aws-64k 5.15.0-1089.96
linux-image-5.15.0-145-lowlatency 5.15.0-145.158
linux-image-5.15.0-145-lowlatency-64k 5.15.0-145.158
linux-image-5.15.0-151-generic 5.15.0-151.161
linux-image-5.15.0-151-generic-64k 5.15.0-151.161
linux-image-5.15.0-151-generic-lpae 5.15.0-151.161
linux-image-aws-5.15 5.15.0.1089.92
linux-image-aws-64k-5.15 5.15.0.1089.92
linux-image-aws-64k-lts-22.04 5.15.0.1089.92
linux-image-aws-lts-22.04 5.15.0.1089.92
linux-image-gcp-5.15 5.15.0.1088.84
linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04 5.15.0.1088.84
linux-image-generic 5.15.0.151.151
linux-image-generic-5.15 5.15.0.151.151
linux-image-generic-64k 5.15.0.151.151
linux-image-generic-64k-5.15 5.15.0.151.151
linux-image-generic-lpae 5.15.0.151.151
linux-image-generic-lpae-5.15 5.15.0.151.151
linux-image-gke 5.15.0.1086.85
linux-image-gke-5.15 5.15.0.1086.85
linux-image-gkeop 5.15.0.1071.70
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 5.15.0.1071.70
linux-image-ibm 5.15.0.1081.77
linux-image-ibm-5.15 5.15.0.1081.77
linux-image-intel-iotg 5.15.0.1084.84
linux-image-intel-iotg-5.15 5.15.0.1084.84
linux-image-kvm 5.15.0.1085.81
linux-image-kvm-5.15 5.15.0.1085.81
linux-image-lowlatency 5.15.0.145.131
linux-image-lowlatency-5.15 5.15.0.145.131
linux-image-lowlatency-64k 5.15.0.145.131
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-5.15 5.15.0.145.131
linux-image-nvidia 5.15.0.1083.83
linux-image-nvidia-5.15 5.15.0.1083.83
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency 5.15.0.1083.83
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-5.15 5.15.0.1083.83
linux-image-nvidia-tegra 5.15.0.1042.42
linux-image-nvidia-tegra-5.15 5.15.0.1042.42
linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx 5.15.0.1031.33
linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-5.15 5.15.0.1031.33
linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-rt 5.15.0.1031.33
linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-rt-5.15 5.15.0.1031.33
linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt 5.15.0.1042.42
linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-5.15 5.15.0.1042.42
linux-image-oracle-5.15 5.15.0.1086.82
linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04 5.15.0.1086.82
linux-image-virtual 5.15.0.151.151
linux-image-virtual-5.15 5.15.0.151.151
linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp 5.15.0.1053.56
linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp-5.15 5.15.0.1053.56

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
linux-image-5.15.0-1042-nvidia-tegra 5.15.0-1042.42~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-5.15.0-1042-nvidia-tegra-rt 5.15.0-1042.42~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-5.15.0-1081-ibm 5.15.0-1081.84~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-5.15.0-1084-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1084.90~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-5.15.0-1086-oracle 5.15.0-1086.92~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-5.15.0-1088-gcp 5.15.0-1088.97~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-5.15.0-1089-aws 5.15.0-1089.96~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-5.15.0-145-lowlatency 5.15.0-145.158~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-5.15.0-145-lowlatency-64k 5.15.0-145.158~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-5.15.0-151-generic 5.15.0-151.161~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-5.15.0-151-generic-64k 5.15.0-151.161~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-5.15.0-151-generic-lpae 5.15.0-151.161~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-aws 5.15.0.1089.96~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-aws-5.15 5.15.0.1089.96~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-gcp 5.15.0.1088.97~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-gcp-5.15 5.15.0.1088.97~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-generic-5.15 5.15.0.151.161~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-generic-64k-5.15 5.15.0.151.161~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 5.15.0.151.161~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 5.15.0.151.161~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-generic-lpae-5.15 5.15.0.151.161~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 5.15.0.151.161~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-ibm 5.15.0.1081.84~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-ibm-5.15 5.15.0.1081.84~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-intel 5.15.0.1084.90~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-intel-iotg 5.15.0.1084.90~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-intel-iotg-5.15 5.15.0.1084.90~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-lowlatency-5.15 5.15.0.145.158~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-5.15 5.15.0.145.158~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 5.15.0.145.158~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 5.15.0.145.158~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-nvidia-tegra 5.15.0.1042.42~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-nvidia-tegra-5.15 5.15.0.1042.42~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt 5.15.0.1042.42~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-5.15 5.15.0.1042.42~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-oem-20.04 5.15.0.151.161~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-oem-20.04b 5.15.0.151.161~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-oem-20.04c 5.15.0.151.161~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-oem-20.04d 5.15.0.151.161~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-oracle 5.15.0.1086.92~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-oracle-5.15 5.15.0.1086.92~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-virtual-5.15 5.15.0.151.161~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 5.15.0.151.161~20.04.1
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-7683-1
CVE-2024-50073, CVE-2025-38083

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/5.15.0-151.161
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/5.15.0-1089.96
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp/5.15.0-1088.97
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gke/5.15.0-1086.92
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gkeop/5.15.0-1071.79
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ibm/5.15.0-1081.84
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-intel-iotg/5.15.0-1084.90
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kvm/5.15.0-1085.90
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lowlatency/5.15.0-145.158
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-nvidia/5.15.0-1083.84
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-nvidia-tegra/5.15.0-1042.42
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-nvidia-tegra-igx/5.15.0-1031.31
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/5.15.0-1086.92
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-xilinx-zynqmp/5.15.0-1053.57

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