[USN-7402-3] Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
[USN-7402-3] Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7402-3
April 04, 2025
linux-nvidia, linux-nvidia-6.8 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Software Description:
- linux-nvidia: Linux kernel for NVIDIA systems
- linux-nvidia-6.8: Linux kernel for NVIDIA 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:
- Block layer subsystem;
- GPU drivers;
- HID subsystem;
- Media drivers;
- JFS file system;
- Network namespace;
- Networking core;
- Netlink;
(CVE-2024-57798, CVE-2024-53140, CVE-2024-56595, CVE-2024-56598,
CVE-2024-50302, CVE-2024-56658, CVE-2024-56672, CVE-2024-53063)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
linux-image-6.8.0-1025-nvidia 6.8.0-1025.28
linux-image-6.8.0-1025-nvidia-64k 6.8.0-1025.28
linux-image-nvidia 6.8.0-1025.28
linux-image-nvidia-64k 6.8.0-1025.28
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
linux-image-6.8.0-1025-nvidia 6.8.0-1025.28~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1025-nvidia-64k 6.8.0-1025.28~22.04.1
linux-image-nvidia-6.8 6.8.0-1025.28~22.04.1
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 6.8.0-1025.28~22.04.1
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 6.8.0-1025.28~22.04.1
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04 6.8.0-1025.28~22.04.1
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-7402-3
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7402-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7402-1
CVE-2024-50302, CVE-2024-53063, CVE-2024-53140, CVE-2024-56595,
CVE-2024-56598, CVE-2024-56658, CVE-2024-56672, CVE-2024-57798
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-nvidia/6.8.0-1025.28
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-nvidia-6.8/6.8.0-1025.28~22.04.1
