USN-6707-2

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USN-6707-2

Summary: linux-laptop vulnerabilities

Details: Lonial Con discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle element deactivation in certain cases, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-1085) Notselwyn discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle verdict parameters in certain cases, leading to a use- after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-1086) 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: - Network drivers; - PWM drivers; (CVE-2024-26597, CVE-2024-26599)

References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6707-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-1085, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-1086, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-26597, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-26599