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:
- Cryptographic API;
- Media drivers;
- Netfilter;
- TLS protocol;
(CVE-2025-39946, CVE-2025-39964, CVE-2025-39993, CVE-2025-40018)
Fixed packages 1
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS Pro:Realtime:24.04:LTS | linux-realtime-6.14 | 6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1 |
Vulnerabilities 4
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High 7.8
crypto: af_alg - Disallow concurrent writes in af_alg_sendmsg
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: af_alg - Disallow concurrent writes in af_alg_sendmsg Issuing two writes to the same af_alg socket is bogus as the data will be interleaved in an unpredictable fashion. Furthermore, c…
KEV Sep 18, 2026 -
Critical 9.8
tls: make sure to abort the stream if headers are bogus
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tls: make sure to abort the stream if headers are bogus Normally we wait for the socket to buffer up the whole record before we service it. If the socket has a tiny buffer, however, we read o…
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High 7.8
media: rc: fix races with imon_disconnect()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: rc: fix races with imon_disconnect() Syzbot reports a KASAN issue as below: BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in __create_pipe include/linux/usb.h:1945 [inline] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in …
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High 7.8
ipvs: Defer ip_vs_ftp unregister during netns cleanup
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipvs: Defer ip_vs_ftp unregister during netns cleanup On the netns cleanup path, __ip_vs_ftp_exit() may unregister ip_vs_ftp before connections with valid cp->app pointers are flushed, leadin…