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Linux and Azure Linux Server 6.17 Security Flaw Exposes System to Attack

USN-8149-3
Summary

Important security issues were found in the Linux kernel used by Azure Linux Server 6.17. An attacker might be able to use these flaws to compromise your system. To protect your server, you should update the Linux kernel as soon as possible.

What to do
  • Update canonical linux-azure-6.17 to version 6.17.0-1011.11~24.04.2.
  • Update canonical linux-azure to version 6.17.0-1011.11.
Affected software
Ecosystem VendorProductAffected versions
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-6.17 < 6.17.0-1011.11~24.04.2
Fix: upgrade to 6.17.0-1011.11~24.04.2
Ubuntu:25.10 canonical linux-azure < 6.17.0-1011.11
Fix: upgrade to 6.17.0-1011.11
Original title
linux-azure, linux-azure-6.17 vulnerabilities
Original description
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:
- Cryptographic API;
- Netfilter;
- Network traffic control;
(CVE-2026-23060, CVE-2026-23074, CVE-2026-23111)
Published: 14 Apr 2026 · Updated: 14 Apr 2026 · First seen: 14 Apr 2026