USN-8816-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu patched multiple Linux kernel flaws across architectures, drivers, and filesystems that could allow system compromise.
Ubuntu published USN-8816-1 to fix multiple Linux kernel security issues. The update covers ARM64, S390, and x86 code plus drivers and filesystems including DRBD, InfiniBand, NVMe, MANA, Virtio Host, Xen, NFS, NTFS3, and OCFS2. Ubuntu says an attacker could potentially use the flaws to compromise a system. The provided notice does not name CVE identifiers or report exploitation in the wild.
- USN-8816-1 patches multiple Linux kernel security flaws.
- Coverage includes ARM64, S390, x86, drivers, and filesystems.
- Ubuntu says an attacker could potentially compromise the system.
- The notice lists no CVE IDs or active exploitation.
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: - ARM64 architecture; - S390 architecture; - x86 architecture; - DRBD Distributed Replicated Block Device drivers; - InfiniBand drivers; - IOMMU subsystem; - Multiple devices driver; - Network drivers; - Microsoft Azure Network Adapter (MANA) driver; - NVME drivers; - TCM subsystem; - Virtio Host (VHOST) subsystem; - Xen hypervisor drivers; - AFS file system; - File systems infrastructure; - Network file systems library; - Network file system (NFS) client; - NTFS3 file system; - OCFS2 file system; - OrangeFS file…
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