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linux-azure-5.15 vulnerabilities

Published May 11, 2026 · Updated Jul 4, 2026

Summary

Stonejiajia, Shir Tamari and Sagi Tzadik discovered that the OverlayFS
implementation in the Ubuntu Linux kernel did not properly perform
permission checks in certain situations. A local attacker could possibly
use this to gain elevated privileges. (CVE-2023-2640)

Shir Tamari and Sagi Tzadik discovered that the OverlayFS implementation in
the Ubuntu Linux kernel did not properly perform permission checks in
certain situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to gain
elevated privileges. (CVE-2023-32629)

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:
- Network drivers;
- NVME drivers;
(CVE-2026-23112, CVE-2026-23273)

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 20.04 LTS Pro:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.15 5.15.0-1111.120~20.04.1

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-2640
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-32629
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-23112
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-23273