Ubuntu update for linux-gcp

Published: 2025-03-05 | Updated: 2025-03-12

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	4
CVE-ID	CVE-2025-0927 CVE-2024-50274 CVE-2024-53104 CVE-2024-53064
CWE-ID	CWE-122 CWE-667 CWE-787 CWE-476
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	Vulnerability #3 is being exploited in the wild.
Vulnerable software	Ubuntu Operating systems & Components / Operating system linux-image-gkeop-6.8 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component linux-image-gcp-64k (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component linux-image-6.8.0-1025-gcp-64k (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component linux-image-6.8.0-1025-gcp (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component linux-image-6.8.0-1020-gke (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component linux-image-6.8.0-1007-gkeop (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Canonical Ltd.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.

1) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU104094

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-0927

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the hfs_bnode_read_key() function in HFS+ filesystem implementation. A local user can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package linux-gcp to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 22.04 - 24.04

linux-image-gkeop-6.8 (Ubuntu package): before 6.8.0-1007.9

linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package): before 6.8.0-1007.9

linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package): before 6.8.0-1020.24

linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package): before 6.8.0-1025.27

linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package): before 6.8.0-1025.27

linux-image-gcp-64k (Ubuntu package): before 6.8.0-1025.27~22.04.1

linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package): before 6.8.0-1025.27~22.04.1

linux-image-6.8.0-1025-gcp-64k (Ubuntu package): before 6.8.0-1025.27~22.04.1

linux-image-6.8.0-1025-gcp (Ubuntu package): before 6.8.0-1025.27~22.04.1

linux-image-6.8.0-1020-gke (Ubuntu package): before 6.8.0-1020.24

linux-image-6.8.0-1007-gkeop (Ubuntu package): before 6.8.0-1007.9

CPE2.3

External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7326-1

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Improper locking

EUVDB-ID: #VU100629

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-50274

CWE-ID: CWE-667 - Improper Locking

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the idpf_handle_event_link() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_virtchnl.c, within the idpf_initiate_soft_reset() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_lib.c, within the idpf_set_msglevel() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_ethtool.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.