Ubuntu alert USN-7684-2 (linux-fips)

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Giampaolo Fresi Roglia <giampaolo.fresi.roglia@canonical.com>
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ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com
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[USN-7684-2] Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
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Thu, 31 Jul 2025 11:15:50 +0200
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7684-2
July 31, 2025

linux-fips vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Software Description:
- linux-fips: Linux kernel with FIPS

Details:

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:
  - SCSI subsystem;
  - TTY drivers;
  - Ext4 file system;
  - Bluetooth subsystem;
  - USB sound devices;
(CVE-2024-53239, CVE-2024-50073, CVE-2023-52975, CVE-2024-49883,
CVE-2024-49950)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  linux-image-4.4.0-1116-fips     4.4.0-1116.123
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  linux-image-fips                4.4.0.1116.117
                                  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-7684-2
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7684-1
  CVE-2023-52975, CVE-2024-49883, CVE-2024-49950, CVE-2024-50073,
  CVE-2024-53239

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-fips/4.4.0-111...



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