========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7232-1 January 28, 2025 linux vulnerability ========================================================================== 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 subsystem: - Netfilter; (CVE-2024-53141) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS linux-image-3.13.0-202-generic 3.13.0-202.253 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-3.13.0-202-lowlatency 3.13.0-202.253 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-generic 3.13.0.202.212 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-generic-lts-trusty 3.13.0.202.212 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-lowlatency 3.13.0.202.212 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-server 3.13.0.202.212 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-virtual 3.13.0.202.212 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-7232-1 CVE-2024-53141