Packages
- linux - Linux kernel
- linux-aws - Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
- linux-aws-hwe - Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS-HWE) systems
- linux-azure - Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems
- linux-azure-4.15 - Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems
- linux-gcp - Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
- linux-gcp-4.15 - Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
- linux-hwe - Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel
- linux-oracle - 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:
- Framebuffer layer;
- BTRFS file system;
- Ext4 file system;
- Network file system (NFS) server daemon;
- Packet sockets;
- Network traffic control;
- VMware vSockets driver
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:
- Framebuffer layer;
- BTRFS file system;
- Ext4 file system;
- Network file system (NFS) server daemon;
- Packet sockets;
- Network traffic control;
- VMware vSockets driver
Update instructions
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
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References
Related notices
- USN-7801-1
- USN-7800-1
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- USN-7798-1
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- USN-7797-2
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- USN-7801-1
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- USN-7799-1
- USN-7798-1
- USN-7797-1
- USN-7797-2
- USN-7796-2
- USN-7796-3
- USN-7795-1
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- USN-6898-4
- USN-6896-1
- USN-6896-2
- USN-6896-3
- USN-6896-4
- USN-6896-5
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