diff --git a/ci-scripts/cls_containerize.py b/ci-scripts/cls_containerize.py
index 34522d9eef..d3168f60a3 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/cls_containerize.py
+++ b/ci-scripts/cls_containerize.py
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ class Containerize():
 		self.host = result.group(0)
 		if self.host == 'Ubuntu':
 			self.cli = 'docker'
-			self.dockerfileprefix = '.ubuntu22'
+			self.dockerfileprefix = '.ubuntu24'
 			self.cliBuildOptions = ''
 		elif self.host == 'Red Hat':
 			self.cli = 'sudo podman'
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ class Containerize():
 			return False
 
 		# build ran-unittests image
-		dockerfile = "ci-scripts/docker/Dockerfile.unittest.ubuntu22"
+		dockerfile = "ci-scripts/docker/Dockerfile.unittest.ubuntu24"
 		logfile = f'{lSourcePath}/cmake_targets/log/unittest-build.log'
 		ret = cmd.run(f'docker build --progress=plain --tag ran-unittests:{baseTag} --file {dockerfile} . &> {logfile}')
 		archiveArtifact(cmd, ctx, logfile)
diff --git a/ci-scripts/docker/Dockerfile.formatting.bionic b/ci-scripts/docker/Dockerfile.formatting.ubuntu24
similarity index 97%
rename from ci-scripts/docker/Dockerfile.formatting.bionic
rename to ci-scripts/docker/Dockerfile.formatting.ubuntu24
index a8d58f511c..2f99a69026 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/docker/Dockerfile.formatting.bionic
+++ b/ci-scripts/docker/Dockerfile.formatting.ubuntu24
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # Dockerfile for the Open-Air-Interface BUILD service
-#   Valid for Ubuntu 22.04
+#   Valid for Ubuntu 24.04
 #
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-FROM ubuntu:bionic AS oai-formatting-check
+FROM ubuntu:noble AS oai-formatting-check
 
 ARG MERGE_REQUEST
 ARG SRC_BRANCH
diff --git a/ci-scripts/docker/Dockerfile.unittest.ubuntu22 b/ci-scripts/docker/Dockerfile.unittest.ubuntu24
similarity index 98%
rename from ci-scripts/docker/Dockerfile.unittest.ubuntu22
rename to ci-scripts/docker/Dockerfile.unittest.ubuntu24
index 627b0d07f7..eb18bc24c4 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/docker/Dockerfile.unittest.ubuntu22
+++ b/ci-scripts/docker/Dockerfile.unittest.ubuntu24
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # Dockerfile for the Open-Air-Interface BUILD service
-#   Valid for Ubuntu 22.04
+#   Valid for Ubuntu 24.04
 #
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/cmake_targets/cross-arm.cmake b/cmake_targets/cross-arm.cmake
index 9480fc0fe0..09d6b25e70 100644
--- a/cmake_targets/cross-arm.cmake
+++ b/cmake_targets/cross-arm.cmake
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME Linux)
 set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR arm)
 
-set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER   /usr/bin/aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc-11)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER /usr/bin/aarch64-linux-gnu-g++-11)
+set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER   /usr/bin/aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER /usr/bin/aarch64-linux-gnu-g++)
 
 set(ENV{PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR} "/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/pkgconfig")
 
diff --git a/cmake_targets/tools/build_helper b/cmake_targets/tools/build_helper
index f13dd314ef..dc9678263b 100755
--- a/cmake_targets/tools/build_helper
+++ b/cmake_targets/tools/build_helper
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ check_install_usrp_uhd_driver(){
         $SUDO apt-get remove libuhd3.14.1 -y || true
         $SUDO apt-get remove libuhd3.15.0 -y || true
         local distribution=$(get_distribution_release)
-        if [[ "$distribution" == "ubuntu20.04" || "$distribution" == "ubuntu22.04" ]]; then
+        if [[ "$distribution" == "ubuntu20.04" || "$distribution" == "ubuntu22.04" || "$distribution" == "ubuntu24.04" ]]; then
             $SUDO apt-get remove libuhd4.?.? -y || true
         fi
         v=$(lsb_release -cs)
diff --git a/doc/cross-compile.md b/doc/cross-compile.md
index 0a0ce3b1ba..ae8dbe5209 100644
--- a/doc/cross-compile.md
+++ b/doc/cross-compile.md
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ sudo cp /etc/apt/sources.list "/etc/apt/sources.list.`date`.backup"
 sudo sed -i -E "s/(deb)\ (http:.+)/\1\ [arch=amd64]\ \2/" /etc/apt/sources.list
 
 sudo apt update
-sudo apt install -y gcc-11-aarch64-linux-gnu \
-                    g++-11-aarch64-linux-gnu
+sudo apt install -y gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu \
+                    g++-aarch64-linux-gnu
 
 sudo apt-get install -y \
     libblas-dev:arm64 \
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.base.ubuntu22 b/docker/Dockerfile.base.ubuntu24
similarity index 89%
rename from docker/Dockerfile.base.ubuntu22
rename to docker/Dockerfile.base.ubuntu24
index ba8707d4db..a1f6daa3c3 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.base.ubuntu22
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.base.ubuntu24
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # Dockerfile for the Open-Air-Interface BUILD service
-#   Valid for Ubuntu 22.04
+#   Valid for Ubuntu 24.04
 #
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-FROM ubuntu:jammy AS ran-base
+FROM ubuntu:noble AS ran-base
 ARG NEEDED_GIT_PROXY
 ARG TARGETARCH
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
        ccache \
        psmisc \
        git \
-       #use gcc-12 to avoid problems of default gcc-11 in FlexRIC
-       gcc-12 \
-       g++-12 \
        xxd \
        libpcre2-dev \
        python3-dev \
@@ -55,8 +52,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
        # python3-pip for conf template generation
        python3-pip \
        wget && \
-    update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-12 100 --slave /usr/bin/g++ g++ /usr/bin/g++-12 && \
-    pip3 install --ignore-installed pyyaml
+    # --break-system-packages allows externally managed environment in pip 
+    pip3 install --ignore-installed pyyaml --break-system-packages
 
 # Add "Tini - A tiny but valid init for containers", https://github.com/krallin/tini
 # it will be copied into target containers, to print exit numbers and handle signals properly
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.base.ubuntu22.cross-arm64 b/docker/Dockerfile.base.ubuntu24.cross-arm64
similarity index 81%
rename from docker/Dockerfile.base.ubuntu22.cross-arm64
rename to docker/Dockerfile.base.ubuntu24.cross-arm64
index 1bcba7bdd6..00c7290f5b 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.base.ubuntu22.cross-arm64
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.base.ubuntu24.cross-arm64
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # Dockerfile for the Open-Air-Interface BUILD service
-#   Valid for Ubuntu 22.04 to cross-compile for ARM64
+#   Valid for Ubuntu 24.04 to cross-compile for ARM64
 #
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-# Very important, the jammy image shall not be using mirrors. A lot of them do NOT support ARM64.
-FROM ubuntu:jammy AS ran-base
+# Very important, the noble image shall not be using mirrors. A lot of them do NOT support ARM64.
+FROM ubuntu:noble AS ran-base
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 ENV TZ=Europe/Paris
 # Specifying a working version of SIMDE for ARM:
@@ -37,16 +37,17 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
     DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get upgrade --yes && \
     #enabling arm64 architecture
     dpkg --add-architecture arm64 && \
-    echo "deb [arch=arm64] http://ports.ubuntu.com/ jammy main restricted\n" \
-         "deb [arch=arm64] http://ports.ubuntu.com/ jammy-updates main restricted\n" \
-         "deb [arch=arm64] http://ports.ubuntu.com/ jammy universe\n" \
-         "deb [arch=arm64] http://ports.ubuntu.com/ jammy-updates universe\n" \
-         "deb [arch=arm64] http://ports.ubuntu.com/ jammy multiverse\n" \
-         "deb [arch=arm64] http://ports.ubuntu.com/ jammy-updates multiverse\n" \
-         "deb [arch=arm64] http://ports.ubuntu.com/ jammy-backports main restricted universe multiverse" \
+    echo "deb [arch=arm64] http://ports.ubuntu.com/ noble main restricted\n" \
+         "deb [arch=arm64] http://ports.ubuntu.com/ noble-updates main restricted\n" \
+         "deb [arch=arm64] http://ports.ubuntu.com/ noble universe\n" \
+         "deb [arch=arm64] http://ports.ubuntu.com/ noble-updates universe\n" \
+         "deb [arch=arm64] http://ports.ubuntu.com/ noble multiverse\n" \
+         "deb [arch=arm64] http://ports.ubuntu.com/ noble-updates multiverse\n" \
+         "deb [arch=arm64] http://ports.ubuntu.com/ noble-backports main restricted universe multiverse" \
          | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/arm-cross-compile-sources.list && \
     cp /etc/apt/sources.list "/etc/apt/sources.list.`date`.backup" && \
     sed -i -E "s/(deb)\ (http:.+)/\1\ [arch=amd64]\ \2/" /etc/apt/sources.list && \
+    sed -i '/^Components:/a Architectures: amd64' /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources && \
     apt-get update && \
     DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get upgrade --yes && \
     DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install --yes \
@@ -69,8 +70,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
       libyaml-cpp-dev:arm64 \
       # cross build libs and compilers
       libc6-dev-i386 \
-      gcc-11-aarch64-linux-gnu \
-      g++-11-aarch64-linux-gnu && \
+      gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu \
+      g++-aarch64-linux-gnu && \
     apt-get clean
 
 # Add "Tini - A tiny but valid init for containers", https://github.com/krallin/tini
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.build.fhi72.native_arm.ubuntu22 b/docker/Dockerfile.build.fhi72.native_arm.ubuntu24
similarity index 95%
rename from docker/Dockerfile.build.fhi72.native_arm.ubuntu22
rename to docker/Dockerfile.build.fhi72.native_arm.ubuntu24
index b796122bf3..f9f3dc3a8f 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.build.fhi72.native_arm.ubuntu22
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.build.fhi72.native_arm.ubuntu24
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # Dockerfile for the Open-Air-Interface RAN Build for FHI 7.2
-#               Valid for UBUNTU 22.04
+#               Valid for UBUNTU 24.04
 #
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -94,8 +94,6 @@ RUN mkdir -p openair2/E2AP/flexric/build && \
     cmake -GNinja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
           -DXAPP_MULTILANGUAGE=OFF \
           -DKPM_VERSION=$KPM_VERSION \
-          -DE2AP_VERSION=$E2AP_VERSION \
-          -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=gcc-12 \
-          -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=g++-12 .. && \
+          -DE2AP_VERSION=$E2AP_VERSION .. && \
     ninja && \
     ninja install
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.build.fhi72.ubuntu22 b/docker/Dockerfile.build.fhi72.ubuntu24
similarity index 95%
rename from docker/Dockerfile.build.fhi72.ubuntu22
rename to docker/Dockerfile.build.fhi72.ubuntu24
index 4674648285..b60553dc1c 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.build.fhi72.ubuntu22
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.build.fhi72.ubuntu24
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # Dockerfile for the Open-Air-Interface RAN Build for FHI 7.2
-#               Valid for UBUNTU 22.04
+#               Valid for UBUNTU 24.04
 #
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -83,8 +83,6 @@ RUN mkdir -p openair2/E2AP/flexric/build && \
     cd openair2/E2AP/flexric/build && \
     cmake -GNinja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
           -DKPM_VERSION=$KPM_VERSION \
-          -DE2AP_VERSION=$E2AP_VERSION \
-          -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=gcc-12 \
-          -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=g++-12 .. && \
+          -DE2AP_VERSION=$E2AP_VERSION .. && \
     ninja && \
     ninja install
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.build.ubuntu22 b/docker/Dockerfile.build.ubuntu24
similarity index 94%
rename from docker/Dockerfile.build.ubuntu22
rename to docker/Dockerfile.build.ubuntu24
index c11946ecdb..b2cc9c6888 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.build.ubuntu22
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.build.ubuntu24
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # Dockerfile for the Open-Air-Interface BUILD service
-#   Valid for Ubuntu 22.04
+#   Valid for Ubuntu 24.04
 #
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@ RUN \
     cd openair2/E2AP/flexric/build && \
     cmake -GNinja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
           -DKPM_VERSION=$KPM_VERSION \
-          -DE2AP_VERSION=$E2AP_VERSION \
-          -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=gcc-12 \
-          -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=g++-12 .. && \
+          -DE2AP_VERSION=$E2AP_VERSION .. && \
     ninja && \
     ninja install
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.build.ubuntu22.cross-arm64 b/docker/Dockerfile.build.ubuntu24.cross-arm64
similarity index 98%
rename from docker/Dockerfile.build.ubuntu22.cross-arm64
rename to docker/Dockerfile.build.ubuntu24.cross-arm64
index 78c7a64f64..a7978bb6fa 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.build.ubuntu22.cross-arm64
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.build.ubuntu24.cross-arm64
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # Dockerfile for the Open-Air-Interface BUILD service
-#   Valid for Ubuntu 22.04 to cross-compile for ARM64
+#   Valid for Ubuntu 24.04 to cross-compile for ARM64
 #
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.eNB.ubuntu22 b/docker/Dockerfile.eNB.ubuntu24
similarity index 87%
rename from docker/Dockerfile.eNB.ubuntu22
rename to docker/Dockerfile.eNB.ubuntu24
index 44797cd7f5..0071d3abef 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.eNB.ubuntu22
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.eNB.ubuntu24
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # Dockerfile for the Open-Air-Interface BUILD service
-#   Valid for Ubuntu 22.04
+#   Valid for Ubuntu 24.04
 #
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ FROM ran-build:latest AS enb-build
 
 
 #start from scratch for target executable
-FROM ubuntu:jammy AS oai-enb
+FROM ubuntu:noble AS oai-enb
 ARG BUILD_OPTION
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 ENV TZ=Europe/Paris
@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
         software-properties-common \
         procps \
         libsctp1 \
-        libboost-chrono1.74.0 \
-        libboost-date-time1.74.0 \
-        libboost-filesystem1.74.0 \
-        libboost-regex1.74.0 \
-        libboost-serialization1.74.0 \
-        libboost-thread1.74.0 \
-        libboost-system1.74.0 \
-        libboost-program-options1.74.0 \
+        libboost-chrono1.83.0 \
+        libboost-date-time1.83.0 \
+        libboost-filesystem1.83.0 \
+        libboost-regex1.83.0 \
+        libboost-serialization1.83.0 \
+        libboost-thread1.83.0 \
+        libboost-system1.83.0 \
+        libboost-program-options1.83.0 \
         tzdata \
         libblas3 \
         libconfig9 \
@@ -73,18 +73,12 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
     apt-get remove -y wget && \
 # if the --sanitize option was used to build, additional packages are required
     /bin/bash -c 'if [[ "$BUILD_OPTION" = "--sanitize" ]]; then DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install --yes \
-        #libasan5 \ # see below
+        libasan8 \ 
         libubsan1 \
         liblapacke; fi' && \
     apt-get clean -y && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-# we select another compile (gcc-12) for compilation, requiring another libasan
-# library version. Installing it above would install the wrong version. Hence,
-# copy the right version from ran-build. When upgrading to Ubuntu24, install
-# the correct one above!
-COPY --from=enb-build /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libasan.so.8.0.0 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/
-
 WORKDIR /opt/oai-enb/bin
 COPY --from=enb-build \
     /oai-ran/cmake_targets/ran_build/build/lte-softmodem ./
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.gNB.aerial.ubuntu22 b/docker/Dockerfile.gNB.aerial.ubuntu24
similarity index 98%
rename from docker/Dockerfile.gNB.aerial.ubuntu22
rename to docker/Dockerfile.gNB.aerial.ubuntu24
index 07bc569586..40cfbcf185 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.gNB.aerial.ubuntu22
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.gNB.aerial.ubuntu24
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # Dockerfile for the Open-Air-Interface BUILD service
-#   Valid for Ubuntu 22.04
+#   Valid for Ubuntu 24.04
 #
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ RUN /bin/sh oaienv && \
 
 
 #start from scratch for target executable
-FROM ubuntu:jammy AS oai-gnb-aerial
+FROM ubuntu:noble AS oai-gnb-aerial
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 ENV TZ=Europe
 
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.gNB.aerial.ubuntu22.sanitize-address b/docker/Dockerfile.gNB.aerial.ubuntu24.sanitize-address
similarity index 98%
rename from docker/Dockerfile.gNB.aerial.ubuntu22.sanitize-address
rename to docker/Dockerfile.gNB.aerial.ubuntu24.sanitize-address
index c8d35aee55..998b7bdd0c 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.gNB.aerial.ubuntu22.sanitize-address
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.gNB.aerial.ubuntu24.sanitize-address
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # Dockerfile for the Open-Air-Interface BUILD service
-#   Valid for Ubuntu 22.04
+#   Valid for Ubuntu 24.04
 #
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ RUN /bin/sh oaienv && \
 
 
 #start from scratch for target executable
-FROM ubuntu:jammy AS oai-gnb-aerial
+FROM ubuntu:noble AS oai-gnb-aerial
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 ENV TZ=Europe
 
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.gNB.aw2s.ubuntu22 b/docker/Dockerfile.gNB.aw2s.ubuntu24
similarity index 98%
rename from docker/Dockerfile.gNB.aw2s.ubuntu22
rename to docker/Dockerfile.gNB.aw2s.ubuntu24
index 11893171db..ca87176258 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.gNB.aw2s.ubuntu22
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.gNB.aw2s.ubuntu24
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # Dockerfile for the Open-Air-Interface BUILD service
-#   Valid for Ubuntu 22.04
+#   Valid for Ubuntu 24.04
 #
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ RUN /bin/sh oaienv && \
     ./build_oai -w AW2SORI -t Ethernet
 
 #start from scratch for target executable
-FROM ubuntu:jammy as oai-gnb-aw2s
+FROM ubuntu:noble as oai-gnb-aw2s
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 ENV TZ=Europe
 
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.gNB.fhi72.ubuntu22 b/docker/Dockerfile.gNB.fhi72.ubuntu24
similarity index 98%
rename from docker/Dockerfile.gNB.fhi72.ubuntu22
rename to docker/Dockerfile.gNB.fhi72.ubuntu24
index eb781281ec..c83da9004a 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.gNB.fhi72.ubuntu22
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.gNB.fhi72.ubuntu24
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # Dockerfile for the Open-Air-Interface 7.2 Fronthaul 
-#      Valid for Ubuntu22.04
+#      Valid for Ubuntu24.04
 #
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ FROM ran-build-fhi72:latest AS gnb-build
 
 
 #start from scratch for target executable
-FROM ubuntu:jammy AS oai-gnb
+FROM ubuntu:noble AS oai-gnb
 ARG BUILD_OPTION
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 ENV TZ=Europe
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
         libyaml-cpp-dev && \
 # if the --sanitize option was used to build, additional packages are required
     /bin/bash -c 'if [[ "$BUILD_OPTION" = "--sanitize" ]]; then DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install --yes \
-        libasan5 \
+        libasan8 \
         libubsan1 \
         liblapacke; fi' && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.gNB.ubuntu22 b/docker/Dockerfile.gNB.ubuntu24
similarity index 79%
rename from docker/Dockerfile.gNB.ubuntu22
rename to docker/Dockerfile.gNB.ubuntu24
index ea7b538c41..977c53083d 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.gNB.ubuntu22
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.gNB.ubuntu24
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # Dockerfile for the Open-Air-Interface BUILD service
-#   Valid for Ubuntu20.04
+#   Valid for Ubuntu24.04
 #
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ FROM ran-build:latest AS gnb-build
 
 
 #start from scratch for target executable
-FROM ubuntu:jammy AS oai-gnb
+FROM ubuntu:noble AS oai-gnb
 ARG BUILD_OPTION
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 ENV TZ=Europe/Paris
@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
         software-properties-common \
         procps \
         libsctp1 \
-        libboost-chrono1.74.0 \
-        libboost-date-time1.74.0 \
-        libboost-filesystem1.74.0 \
-        libboost-regex1.74.0 \
-        libboost-serialization1.74.0 \
-        libboost-thread1.74.0 \
-        libboost-system1.74.0 \
-        libboost-program-options1.74.0 \
+        libboost-chrono1.83.0 \
+        libboost-date-time1.83.0 \
+        libboost-filesystem1.83.0 \
+        libboost-regex1.83.0 \
+        libboost-serialization1.83.0 \
+        libboost-thread1.83.0 \
+        libboost-system1.83.0 \
+        libboost-program-options1.83.0 \
         tzdata \
         libblas3 \
         libconfig9 \
@@ -67,29 +67,12 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
         libyaml-cpp-dev && \
 # if the --sanitize option was used to build, additional packages are required
     /bin/bash -c 'if [[ "$BUILD_OPTION" = "--sanitize" ]]; then DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install --yes \
-        #libasan5 \ # see below
+        libasan8 \ 
         libubsan1 \
         liblapacke; fi' && \
     apt-get clean -y && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-# we select another compile (gcc-12) for compilation, requiring another libasan
-# library version. Installing it above would install the wrong version. Hence,
-# copy the right version from ran-build. When upgrading to Ubuntu24, install
-# the correct one above!
-# note: this dockerfile should work for both x86 and arm, hence the glob below
-# which should either match "x86_64" (x86) or "aarch64" (ARM); since the target
-# directory needs to be also one of those two, but globs don't work in target
-# directories, work around this with mv
-COPY --from=gnb-build /usr/lib/*-linux-gnu/libasan.so.8.0.0 /usr/lib/
-ARG TARGETPLATFORM
-RUN case "${TARGETPLATFORM}" in \
-         "linux/amd64")  TARGET_DIR=x86_64-linux-gnu  ;; \
-         "linux/arm64")  TARGET_DIR=aarch64-linux-gnu  ;; \
-         *) exit 1 ;; \
-    esac; \
-    mv /usr/lib/libasan.so.8.0.0 /usr/lib/$TARGET_DIR/libasan.so.8.0.0
-
 WORKDIR /opt/oai-gnb/bin
 COPY --from=gnb-build \
     /oai-ran/cmake_targets/ran_build/build/nr-softmodem ./
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.lteRU.ubuntu22 b/docker/Dockerfile.lteRU.ubuntu24
similarity index 86%
rename from docker/Dockerfile.lteRU.ubuntu22
rename to docker/Dockerfile.lteRU.ubuntu24
index 0f5f68932a..80bdaafa9d 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.lteRU.ubuntu22
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.lteRU.ubuntu24
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # Dockerfile for the Open-Air-Interface BUILD service
-#   Valid for Ubuntu 22.04
+#   Valid for Ubuntu 24.04
 #
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ FROM ran-build:latest AS ru-build
 
 
 #start from scratch for target executable
-FROM ubuntu:jammy AS oai-lte-ru
+FROM ubuntu:noble AS oai-lte-ru
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 ENV TZ=Europe/Paris
 
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
         tzdata \
         procps \
         software-properties-common \
+        libboost-chrono1.83.0 \
+        libboost-date-time1.83.0 \
+        libboost-filesystem1.83.0 \
+        libboost-regex1.83.0 \
+        libboost-serialization1.83.0 \
+        libboost-thread1.83.0 \
+        libboost-system1.83.0 \
+        libboost-program-options1.83.0 \
         libblas3 \
         libconfig9 \
         net-tools \
@@ -71,15 +79,6 @@ COPY --from=ru-base /usr/local/bin/uhd_find_devices /usr/local/bin
 COPY --from=ru-base /usr/local/lib/libuhd.so.4.4.0 /usr/local/lib
 COPY --from=ru-base /usr/local/lib/uhd/utils/uhd_images_downloader.py /opt/oai-lte-ru/bin
 
-COPY --from=ru-base \
-    /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libboost_chrono.so.1.74.0 \
-    /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libboost_date_time.so.1.74.0 \
-    /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libboost_filesystem.so.1.74.0 \
-    /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libboost_regex.so.1.74.0 \
-    /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libboost_serialization.so.1.74.0 \
-    /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libboost_thread.so.1.74.0 \
-    /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libboost_system.so.1.74.0 \
-    /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/
 
 RUN /bin/bash -c "ln -s /usr/local/lib/liboai_usrpdevif.so /usr/local/lib/liboai_device.so" && \
     ldconfig && \
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.lteUE.ubuntu22 b/docker/Dockerfile.lteUE.ubuntu24
similarity index 85%
rename from docker/Dockerfile.lteUE.ubuntu22
rename to docker/Dockerfile.lteUE.ubuntu24
index 27623dbd33..5faa43f0ab 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.lteUE.ubuntu22
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.lteUE.ubuntu24
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # Dockerfile for the Open-Air-Interface BUILD service
-#   Valid for Ubuntu20.04
+#   Valid for Ubuntu24.04
 #
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ FROM ran-build:latest AS lte-ue-build
 
 
 #start from scratch for target executable
-FROM ubuntu:jammy AS oai-lte-ue
+FROM ubuntu:noble AS oai-lte-ue
 ARG BUILD_OPTION
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 ENV TZ=Europe/Paris
@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
         software-properties-common \
         procps \
         libsctp1 \
-        libboost-chrono1.74.0 \
-        libboost-date-time1.74.0 \
-        libboost-filesystem1.74.0 \
-        libboost-regex1.74.0 \
-        libboost-serialization1.74.0 \
-        libboost-thread1.74.0 \
-        libboost-system1.74.0 \
-        libboost-program-options1.74.0 \
+        libboost-chrono1.83.0 \
+        libboost-date-time1.83.0 \
+        libboost-filesystem1.83.0 \
+        libboost-regex1.83.0 \
+        libboost-serialization1.83.0 \
+        libboost-thread1.83.0 \
+        libboost-system1.83.0 \
+        libboost-program-options1.83.0 \
         tzdata \
         liblapacke \
         libblas3 \
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
         python3 \
         python3-six \
         python3-requests \
-        libpython3.10 \
+        libpython3.12 \
         libusb-1.0-0 \
         iputils-ping \
         iproute2 \
@@ -74,18 +74,12 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
     apt-get remove -y wget && \
 # if the --sanitize option was used to build, additional packages are required
     /bin/bash -c 'if [[ "$BUILD_OPTION" = "--sanitize" ]]; then DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install --yes \
-        #libasan5 \ # see below
+        libasan8 \ 
         libubsan1 \
         liblapacke; fi' && \
     apt-get clean -y && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-# we select another compile (gcc-12) for compilation, requiring another libasan
-# library version. Installing it above would install the wrong version. Hence,
-# copy the right version from ran-build. When upgrading to Ubuntu24, install
-# the correct one above!
-COPY --from=lte-ue-build /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libasan.so.8.0.0 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/
-
 WORKDIR /opt/oai-lte-ue/bin
 COPY --from=lte-ue-build \
     /oai-ran/cmake_targets/ran_build/build/lte-uesoftmodem \
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.nr-cuup.ubuntu22 b/docker/Dockerfile.nr-cuup.ubuntu24
similarity index 73%
rename from docker/Dockerfile.nr-cuup.ubuntu22
rename to docker/Dockerfile.nr-cuup.ubuntu24
index 2952afa34b..e33fc508d0 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.nr-cuup.ubuntu22
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.nr-cuup.ubuntu24
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # Dockerfile for the Open-Air-Interface BUILD service
-#   Valid for Ubuntu20.04
+#   Valid for Ubuntu24.04
 #
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ FROM ran-base:latest AS gnb-base
 FROM ran-build:latest AS gnb-build
 
 
-FROM ubuntu:jammy AS oai-nr-cuup
+FROM ubuntu:noble AS oai-nr-cuup
 ARG BUILD_OPTION
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 ENV TZ=Europe
@@ -45,27 +45,11 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
         openssl && \
 # if the --sanitize option was used to build, additional packages are required
     /bin/bash -c 'if [[ "$BUILD_OPTION" = "--sanitize" ]]; then DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install --yes \
-        #libasan5 \ see below
+        libasan8 \ 
         libubsan1 \
         liblapacke; fi' && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-# we select another compile (gcc-12) for compilation, requiring another libasan
-# library version. Installing it above would install the wrong version. Hence,
-# copy the right version from ran-build. When upgrading to Ubuntu24, install
-# the correct one above!
-# note: this dockerfile should work for both x86 and arm, hence the glob below
-# which should either match "x86_64" (x86) or "aarch64" (ARM); since the target
-# directory needs to be also one of those two, but globs don't work in target
-# directories, work around this with mv
-COPY --from=gnb-build /usr/lib/*-linux-gnu/libasan.so.8.0.0 /usr/lib/
-ARG TARGETPLATFORM
-RUN case "${TARGETPLATFORM}" in \
-         "linux/amd64")  TARGET_DIR=x86_64-linux-gnu  ;; \
-         "linux/arm64")  TARGET_DIR=aarch64-linux-gnu  ;; \
-         *) exit 1 ;; \
-    esac; \
-    mv /usr/lib/libasan.so.8.0.0 /usr/lib/$TARGET_DIR/libasan.so.8.0.0
 ## Copy E2 SM models
 COPY --from=gnb-build /usr/local/lib/flexric /usr/local/lib/flexric
 
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.nrUE.ubuntu22 b/docker/Dockerfile.nrUE.ubuntu24
similarity index 78%
rename from docker/Dockerfile.nrUE.ubuntu22
rename to docker/Dockerfile.nrUE.ubuntu24
index c3b6592753..061587f04b 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.nrUE.ubuntu22
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.nrUE.ubuntu24
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # Dockerfile for the Open-Air-Interface BUILD service
-#   Valid for Ubuntu 22.04
+#   Valid for Ubuntu 24.04
 #
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ FROM ran-build:latest AS nr-ue-build
 
 
 #start from scratch for target executable
-FROM ubuntu:jammy AS oai-nr-ue
+FROM ubuntu:noble AS oai-nr-ue
 ARG BUILD_OPTION
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 ENV TZ=Europe/Paris
@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
         software-properties-common \
         procps \
         libsctp1 \
-        libboost-chrono1.74.0 \
-        libboost-date-time1.74.0 \
-        libboost-filesystem1.74.0 \
-        libboost-regex1.74.0 \
-        libboost-serialization1.74.0 \
-        libboost-thread1.74.0 \
-        libboost-system1.74.0 \
-        libboost-program-options1.74.0 \
+        libboost-chrono1.83.0 \
+        libboost-date-time1.83.0 \
+        libboost-filesystem1.83.0 \
+        libboost-regex1.83.0 \
+        libboost-serialization1.83.0 \
+        libboost-thread1.83.0 \
+        libboost-system1.83.0 \
+        libboost-program-options1.83.0 \
         tzdata \
         liblapacke \
         libblas3 \
@@ -68,28 +68,11 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
         libyaml-cpp-dev && \
 # if the --sanitize option was used to build, additional packages are required
     /bin/bash -c 'if [[ "$BUILD_OPTION" = "--sanitize" ]]; then DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install --yes \
-        #libasan5 \ # see below
+        libasan8 \
         libubsan1; fi' && \
     apt-get clean -y && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-# we select another compile (gcc-12) for compilation, requiring another libasan
-# library version. Installing it above would install the wrong version. Hence,
-# copy the right version from ran-build. When upgrading to Ubuntu24, install
-# the correct one above!
-# note: this dockerfile should work for both x86 and arm, hence the glob below
-# which should either match "x86_64" (x86) or "aarch64" (ARM); since the target
-# directory needs to be also one of those two, but globs don't work in target
-# directories, work around this with mv
-COPY --from=nr-ue-build /usr/lib/*-linux-gnu/libasan.so.8.0.0 /usr/lib/
-ARG TARGETPLATFORM
-RUN case "${TARGETPLATFORM}" in \
-         "linux/amd64")  TARGET_DIR=x86_64-linux-gnu  ;; \
-         "linux/arm64")  TARGET_DIR=aarch64-linux-gnu  ;; \
-         *) exit 1 ;; \
-    esac; \
-    mv /usr/lib/libasan.so.8.0.0 /usr/lib/$TARGET_DIR/libasan.so.8.0.0
-
 WORKDIR /opt/oai-nr-ue/bin
 COPY --from=nr-ue-build \
     /oai-ran/cmake_targets/ran_build/build/nr-uesoftmodem \