Summary
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:
- x86 architecture;
- Cryptographic API;
- Android drivers;
- TTY drivers;
- F2FS file system;
- 9P file system network protocol;
(CVE-2025-40025, CVE-2025-40026, CVE-2025-40027, CVE-2025-40028,
CVE-2025-40108, CVE-2025-40109)
Fixed packages 3
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 25.10 | linux | 6.17.0-7.7 |
| Ubuntu · 25.10 | linux-aws | 6.17.0-1004.4 |
| Ubuntu · 25.10 | linux-realtime | 6.17.0-1003.4 |
Vulnerabilities 6
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High 7.9
KVM: x86: Don't (re)check L1 intercepts when completing userspace I/O
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: x86: Don't (re)check L1 intercepts when completing userspace I/O When completing emulation of instruction that generated a userspace exit for I/O, don't recheck L1 intercepts as KVM has …
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High 7.8
f2fs: fix to do sanity check on node footer for non inode dnode
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix to do sanity check on node footer for non inode dnode As syzbot reported below: ------------[ cut here ]------------ kernel BUG at fs/f2fs/file.c:1243! Oops: invalid opcode: 0000 [#…
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High 7.8
net/9p: fix double req put in p9_fd_cancelled
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/9p: fix double req put in p9_fd_cancelled Syzkaller reports a KASAN issue as below: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xfbd59c0000000021: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP …
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High 7.8
binder: fix double-free in dbitmap
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: binder: fix double-free in dbitmap A process might fail to allocate a new bitmap when trying to expand its proc->dmap. In that case, dbitmap_grow() fails and frees the old bitmap via dbitmap_…
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Unscored —
serial: qcom-geni: Fix blocked task
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: serial: qcom-geni: Fix blocked task Revert commit 1afa70632c39 ("serial: qcom-geni: Enable PM runtime for serial driver") and its dependent commit 86fa39dd6fb7 ("serial: qcom-geni: Enable Ser…
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Unscored —
crypto: rng - Ensure set_ent is always present
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: rng - Ensure set_ent is always present Ensure that set_ent is always set since only drbg provides it.