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USN-8730-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Ubuntu issued USN-8730-1 fixing Linux kernel flaws in IPv6 networking and Netfilter that could allow system compromise.

Ubuntu released USN-8730-1 addressing a security issue discovered in the Linux kernel. The update corrects flaws in the IPv6 networking and Netfilter subsystems. Ubuntu states an attacker could possibly use the issue to compromise the system.

Ubuntu Security Notices · 9d agoAdvisory 6 sources

USN-8748-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities

Ubuntu released USN-8748-1 patching multiple Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities across networking, file system, and crypto subsystems.

Ubuntu issued security notice USN-8748-1 fixing several Linux kernel vulnerabilities affecting the NVIDIA Tegra memory controller driver, hardware crypto device drivers, and network drivers, among others. Affected subsystems include GFS2, OCFS2, and SMB file systems, B.A.T.M.A.N. meshing, Ceph, Netfilter, Open vSwitch, IPv4/IPv6, RxRPC, SCTP, and TIPC. An attacker could potentially exploit these flaws to compromise the system.