USN-8816-4: Linux kernel (GKE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu issued USN-8816-4 fixing multiple Linux kernel flaws in the GKE kernel.
Canonical published USN-8816-4 for the Linux kernel used with Google Kubernetes Engine. The notice says several security issues were discovered and that an attacker could possibly use them to compromise a system. Fixes cover ARM64, s390, and x86 plus many drivers and file systems, including DRBD, InfiniBand, NVMe, NFS, NTFS3, and Xen. The provided text does not name individual CVE identifiers or report active exploitation.
- Ubuntu kernel update for GKE images
- Flaws span architectures, drivers, and file systems
- Notice says issues could allow system compromise
- No CVE IDs or exploitation status in the text
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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