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Ubuntu: USN-6740-1 (CVE-2024-0639): Linux kernel vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: USN-6740-1 (CVE-2024-0639): Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/17/2024
Created
04/22/2024
Added
04/22/2024
Modified
10/23/2024

Description

A denial of service vulnerability due to a deadlock was found in sctp_auto_asconf_init in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel’s SCTP subsystem. This flaw allows guests with local user privileges to trigger a deadlock and potentially crash the system.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1130-oracle
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1151-kvm
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1161-gcp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1167-aws
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1176-azure
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-224-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-224-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-aws-hwe
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-aws-lts-18-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-azure
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-azure-lts-18-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gcp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gcp-lts-18-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-hwe-16-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gke
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-kvm
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oem
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oracle
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oracle-lts-18-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-virtual
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-virtual-hwe-16-04

References

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