Ubuntu kernel update covers USB, memory, networking and architectures
Original title: USN-9023-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
USN-9023-1 also names Intel NPU, block layer, ACPI, Android and multiple CPU architectures, with no CVEs in the snippet.
Ubuntu published USN-9023-1 after several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. Ubuntu says an attacker could possibly use them to compromise the system. Corrected areas include USB gadget drivers, memory management, network file systems, the networking core, stream parser, multiple CPU architectures, the block layer, Intel NPU, ACPI and Android drivers.
Unconfirmed: No CVE identifiers or exploitation status appear in the truncated notice.
- Architectures named include ARM32, ARM64, MIPS, PowerPC, RISC-V, S390 and x86.
- Other areas include User-Mode Linux, Speakup and the Compute Acceleration Framework.
- The feed text names no CVE identifiers or fixed package versions.
Impact: Possible compromise of the system
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| Canonical Linux kernel | — |
- 1.Apply the Linux kernel updates in USN-9023-1.
- Vendors
- Canonical
- Products
- Linux kernel
- Organizations
- Ubuntu
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Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
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