USN-8761-2: Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu fixes multiple Linux kernel vulnerabilities in the Azure FIPS variant via USN-8761-2, covering ARM, GPU, Bluetooth, Netfilter, and file system subsystems.
Ubuntu released USN-8761-2, a security update for the Linux kernel on the Azure FIPS variant. The update corrects flaws across numerous subsystems including ARM32/ARM64/PowerPC architectures, Bluetooth drivers, EFI core, GPU and InfiniBand drivers, Netfilter, SCSI, and NTFS3/SMB file systems. An attacker could potentially use these flaws to compromise the system.
- Security update USN-8761-2 targets the Linux kernel Azure FIPS variant.
- Fixes span many subsystems: ARM, GPU, Bluetooth, EFI, InfiniBand, Netfilter, SCSI, NTFS3, and SMB.
- No specific CVE ids are listed in the notice text.
- Products
- Linux kernelMicrosoft Azure
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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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