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High USN-8159-2 4 CVEs

linux-fips, linux-aws-fips, linux-gcp-fips vulnerabilities

Published Apr 8, 2026 · Updated Nov 4, 2026

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:
- ARM64 architecture;
- Cryptographic API;
- Netfilter;
- Network traffic control;
(CVE-2025-37849, CVE-2026-23060, CVE-2026-23074, CVE-2026-23111)

Fixed packages 3

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS Pro:FIPS-updates:22.04:LTS linux-aws-fips 5.15.0-1104.111+fips1
Ubuntu · Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS Pro:FIPS-updates:22.04:LTS linux-fips 5.15.0-174.184+fips1
Ubuntu · Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS Pro:FIPS-updates:22.04:LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.15.0-1104.113+fips1

Vulnerabilities 4

  • High 8.8

    KVM: arm64: Tear down vGIC on failed vCPU creation

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: Tear down vGIC on failed vCPU creation If kvm_arch_vcpu_create() fails to share the vCPU page with the hypervisor, we propagate the error back to the ioctl but leave the vGIC vCPU…

  • High 7.8

    net/sched: Enforce that teql can only be used as root qdisc

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: Enforce that teql can only be used as root qdisc Design intent of teql is that it is only supposed to be used as root qdisc. We need to check for that constraint. Although not impo…

  • High 7.8
    CVE-2026-23111 Public exploit

    netfilter: nf_tables: fix inverted genmask check in nft_map_catchall_activate()

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: fix inverted genmask check in nft_map_catchall_activate() nft_map_catchall_activate() has an inverted element activity check compared to its non-catchall counterpart nft…

  • Unscored —

    crypto: authencesn - reject too-short AAD (assoclen<8) to match ESP/ESN spec

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: authencesn - reject too-short AAD (assoclen<8) to match ESP/ESN spec authencesn assumes an ESP/ESN-formatted AAD. When assoclen is shorter than the minimum expected length, crypto_aut…

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-37849
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-23060
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-23074
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-23111