LeoA to Linux@lemmy.ml • 11 months agoAlmost 40% of Ubuntu users vulnerable to new privilege elevation flawswww.bleepingcomputer.comexternal-linkmessage-square20arrow-up1238arrow-down15cross-posted to: linux@lemmy.worldnews
arrow-up1233arrow-down1external-linkAlmost 40% of Ubuntu users vulnerable to new privilege elevation flawswww.bleepingcomputer.comLeoA to Linux@lemmy.ml • 11 months agomessage-square20cross-posted to: linux@lemmy.worldnews
minus-squarestyle99linkfedilink6•11 months agoLTS uses the 5.15 Linux kernel (by default). This vulnerability impacts 6.2.
minus-squareRoundSparrowlinkfedilink7•edit-211 months agoIf I understand correctnly… Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS has 5.19 kernel by default: https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-22-04-2-lts-released-with-linux-kernel-5-19-updated-components “the Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS point release also comes with a newer kernel, namely Linux 5.19, from the Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu) release” As you said, if it is only 6.2, still out of the window.
LTS uses the 5.15 Linux kernel (by default). This vulnerability impacts 6.2.
If I understand correctnly… Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS has 5.19 kernel by default: https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-22-04-2-lts-released-with-linux-kernel-5-19-updated-components “the Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS point release also comes with a newer kernel, namely Linux 5.19, from the Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu) release”
As you said, if it is only 6.2, still out of the window.