USN-8761-3: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu patches Linux kernel vulnerabilities affecting Azure VMs across ARM, GPU, network, and file system subsystems.
Ubuntu published security notice USN-8761-3 addressing multiple vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Azure virtual machine environments. The update corrects security flaws across numerous subsystems including ARM32/ARM64/PowerPC architectures, compute acceleration framework, Bluetooth drivers, GPU drivers, InfiniBand drivers, network drivers, SCSI subsystem, Netfilter, and file system infrastructure. The advisory applies to Azure cloud environments and covers a broad range of kernel components.
- Ubuntu releases security update for Linux kernel Azure virtual machines.
- Patches address vulnerabilities across multiple architecture and driver subsystems.
- Fixes cover ARM, PowerPC, GPU, InfiniBand, Network, and SCSI subsystems.
- Additional patches for Bluetooth, Netfilter, and file system infrastructure.
- Advisory targets Azure cloud infrastructure environments.
- Products
- Linux KernelAzure
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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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