Canonical Releases New Ubuntu Linux Kernel Security Updates to Fix 13 Vulnerabilities

guest · Nov 9, 2021

Canonical Releases New Ubuntu Linux Kernel Security Updates to Fix 13 Vulnerabilities
November 9, 2021
https://9to5linux.com/canonical-rel...el-security-updates-to-fix-13-vulnerabilities

Canonical published today new Linux kernel security updates for all supported Ubuntu Linux releases to address a total of 13 security vulnerabilities that may compromise your security and privacy.
Available for Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri), Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo), Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa), Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver), and the Ubuntu 16.04 and 14.04 ESM (Extended Security Maintenance) release, the new security updates address CVE-2021-3759, a vulnerability that could allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion). This flaw is affecting all supported Ubuntu releases.

Only for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS systems running Linux kernel 5.4 LTS, as well as Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM systems running Linux kernel 4.15, the new kernel security updates address CVE-2019-19449, [...]
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To update your installations, simply run the sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade command in the Terminal app or use the Software Updater utility. Make sure that you reboot your systems after successfully installing the new kernel version, and, in certain situations, rebuild and reinstall any third-party kernel modules you might have installed.
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Daveski17 · Nov 9, 2021

I'm sure I got these yesterday.

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