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;
- GPU drivers;
- I2C subsystem;
- Network traffic control;
(CVE-2022-49046, CVE-2024-46816, CVE-2025-37849, CVE-2026-23060,
CVE-2026-23074)
Fixed packages 4
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS | linux-aws-fips | 5.4.0-1157.167+fips1 |
| Ubuntu · Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS | linux-azure-fips | 5.4.0-1161.167+fips1 |
| Ubuntu · Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS | linux-fips | 5.4.0-1131.141 |
| Ubuntu · Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS | linux-gcp-fips | 5.4.0-1160.169+fips1 |
Vulnerabilities 5
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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…
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High 7.8
drm/amd/display: Stop amdgpu_dm initialize when link nums greater than max_links
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Stop amdgpu_dm initialize when link nums greater than max_links [Why] Coverity report OVERRUN warning. There are only max_links elements within dc->links. link count could up…
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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…
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Unscored —
i2c: dev: check return value when calling dev_set_name()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i2c: dev: check return value when calling dev_set_name() If dev_set_name() fails, the dev_name() is null, check the return value of dev_set_name() to avoid the null-ptr-deref.
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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…