Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions kmod (affected versions not specified) libkmod-dev (affected versions not specified) libkmod2 (affected versions not specified)

Description A logic flaw in the Linux kernel algif aead module allows a local attacker to escalate privileges to root.

Recommendations Update kmod to version 31+20240202-2ubuntu7.2. Update libkmod-dev to version 31+20240202-2ubuntu7.2. Update libkmod2 to version 31+20240202-2ubuntu7.2. As a temporary workaround, disable loading the algif aead module.