[USN-7498-1] Linux kernel vulnerability

[Giampaolo Fresi Roglia]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7498-1
May 07, 2025

linux vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.

Software Description:
- linux: Linux kernel

Details:

A security issue was discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use this to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
  - JFS file system;
(CVE-2024-56598)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
  linux-image-3.13.0-206-generic  3.13.0-206.257
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-3.13.0-206-lowlatency  3.13.0-206.257
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-generic             3.13.0.206.216
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-generic-lts-quantal  3.13.0.206.216
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-generic-lts-raring  3.13.0.206.216
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-generic-lts-saucy   3.13.0.206.216
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-generic-lts-trusty  3.13.0.206.216
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-lowlatency          3.13.0.206.216
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-server              3.13.0.206.216
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-virtual             3.13.0.206.216
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change the kernel updates have
been given a new version number, which requires you to recompile and
reinstall all third party kernel modules you might have installed.
Unless you manually uninstalled the standard kernel metapackages
(e.g. linux-generic, linux-generic-lts-RELEASE, linux-virtual,
linux-powerpc), a standard system upgrade will automatically perform
this as well.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7498-1
  CVE-2024-56598

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