USN-7234-5: linux-aws-5.4 Ubuntu
Vulnerability summary
USN-7234-5 is a vulnerability in linux-aws-5.4 Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 5 · Downstream 0 · Related 5Timeline
- 25-02-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
linux-aws-5.4 linux-raspi-5.4 vulnerabilities Ye Zhang and Nicolas Wu discovered that the io_uring subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle locking for rings with IOPOLL, leading to a double-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-21400) 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: - TTY drivers; - Netfilter; - Network traffic control; - VMware vSockets driver; (CVE-2024-53141, CVE-2024-53103, CVE-2024-40967, CVE-2024-53164)
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Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
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Affected systems
Ubuntu2 products
- linux-aws-5.4< 5.4.0-1139.149~18.04.1
- linux-raspi-5.4< 5.4.0-1122.134~18.04.1
1 vendor · 2 products