USN-8729-5: Linux kernel (AWS FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu patched multiple Linux kernel flaws in the AWS FIPS kernel via USN-8729-5.
Ubuntu security notice USN-8729-5 fixes several Linux kernel vulnerabilities in the AWS FIPS kernel. Ubuntu says an attacker could possibly use the issues to compromise a system. The update covers architectures and subsystems including ARM, PowerPC, Bluetooth, GPU, InfiniBand, network drivers, the Microsoft Azure Network Adapter, SCSI, NTFS3, and SMB. No CVE identifiers or active exploitation are stated in the notice text.
- USN-8729-5 updates the Ubuntu AWS FIPS Linux kernel.
- Flaws span CPU architectures, drivers, and file-system subsystems.
- Ubuntu warns the issues could be used to compromise a system.
- The notice names no CVE IDs and does not report exploitation.
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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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