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Update Summary

Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS was released on August 29, 2024. It delivers installation, upgrade, desktop, server/cloud, base platform, and kernel/hardware fixes for Noble, including `openssl` security update 2054090.

Update Details

Security

  • openssl: SECURITY UPDATE for implicit rejection in RSA PKCS#1 (2054090)
  • Kernel/AppArmor hardening and fixes, including AppArmor profile updates and mitigations for the native BHI hardware vulnerability
  • Upgrade protection for TPM FDE desktops and other security-sensitive upgrade paths

Bug Fixes

  • Installation media fixes in livecd-rootfs and unminimize, including Hyper-V desktop image support, riscv64 boot command-line changes, and ubuntu-core installer image work
  • Upgrade reliability fixes in ubuntu-release-upgrader, including handling of obsolete package removal, cloud-init, netfilter/iptables persistence, and resolver behavior
  • Desktop fixes for GNOME Shell, Mutter, Nautilus, Remmina, PipeWire, WebKitGTK, and related components to improve stability, input handling, and session behavior
  • Server/cloud fixes for cloud-init, netplan.io, openvswitch, libvirt, Ceph, Horizon, NBD, dhcpcd, and Google guest/OS config agents
  • Base platform fixes in systemd, apport, needrestart, tzdata, pam, snapd, dracut, dpkg, glibc, and e2fsprogs
  • Kernel and hardware support updates across Ubuntu kernel flavors, including RISC-V board enablement, AMD Strix fixes, NVIDIA-related fixes, and firmware updates

New Features

  • Experimental support for building ubuntu-core-desktop installer images
  • Added ubuntu-core-installer project and related qcow2 image support for Ubuntu Core LXD
  • Added Ergo-L keyboard layout and variant
  • Added support for DCN 3.5 and other firmware/hardware enablement

Hints

  • This release updates only packages in main and restricted for the officially supported images; additional fixes exist in universe and multiverse.
  • For full package-level details, consult the individual changelogs referenced by the release notes.
  • Updated CD images are provided for installation bug fixes.
Product Information

Vendor: Canonical

Product: Ubuntu Server

Product type: Software

Application category: Utilities

Platform: Linux

Variant: 24.04.1 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Version: Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS

Vendor release date: Aug 29, 2024

Published on updatealert.io: Jul 11, 2026

Description: Server operating system for Linux infrastructure and workloads.