Summary
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
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:
- HSI subsystem;
- Bluetooth subsystem;
- Timer subsystem;
(CVE-2025-37838, CVE-2025-38118, CVE-2025-38352)
Fixed packages 1
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.8 | 6.8.0-1042.44~22.04.1 |
Vulnerabilities 4
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High 7.8
posix-cpu-timers: fix race between handle_posix_cpu_timers() and posix_cpu_timer_del()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: posix-cpu-timers: fix race between handle_posix_cpu_timers() and posix_cpu_timer_del() If an exiting non-autoreaping task has already passed exit_notify() and calls handle_posix_cpu_timers() …
KEV Sep 4, 2025 -
High 7.8
HSI: ssi_protocol: Fix use after free vulnerability in ssi_protocol Driver Due to Race Condition
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HSI: ssi_protocol: Fix use after free vulnerability in ssi_protocol Driver Due to Race Condition In the ssi_protocol_probe() function, &ssi->work is bound with ssip_xmit_work(), In ssip_pn_se…
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High 7.8
Bluetooth: MGMT: Fix UAF on mgmt_remove_adv_monitor_complete
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: MGMT: Fix UAF on mgmt_remove_adv_monitor_complete This reworks MGMT_OP_REMOVE_ADV_MONITOR to not use mgmt_pending_add to avoid crashes like bellow: ================================…
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Unscored —
x86/vmscape: Add conditional IBPB mitigation
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/vmscape: Add conditional IBPB mitigation VMSCAPE is a vulnerability that exploits insufficient branch predictor isolation between a guest and a userspace hypervisor (like QEMU). Existing …