Threats tagged 'usn-8179-1'

Multiple security vulnerabilities were discovered and fixed in the Linux kernel, including a critical flaw affecting AMD Zen processors known as EntrySign (CVE-2024-36347). This flaw allows a privileged attacker to load malicious CPU microcode, potentially causing loss of system integrity and confidentiality. The update addresses numerous other vulnerabilities across a wide range of kernel subsystems and drivers. Users are advised to update to the fixed Linux kernel versions and reboot to apply the patches.