Currently the default Linux image is Ubuntu 18.04-LTS, which reached its EOL May 2023. The image is no longer maintained and supported by Canonical (unless the customer has Ubuntu Pro contract) and might subject the user to unpatched vulnerabilities. The default image should be updated to a more recent version (e.g., Ubuntu 24.04-LTS or Ubuntu 22.04-LTS)
Currently the default Linux image is Ubuntu 18.04-LTS, which reached its EOL May 2023. The image is no longer maintained and supported by Canonical (unless the customer has Ubuntu Pro contract) and might subject the user to unpatched vulnerabilities. The default image should be updated to a more recent version (e.g., Ubuntu 24.04-LTS or Ubuntu 22.04-LTS)
https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-azurevirtualmachines/blob/8a6cd1c12681611e55438230014b62d9d2a9430a/src/commands/createVirtualMachine/ImageListStep.ts#L39