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;
- InfiniBand drivers;
- Network drivers;
- Mellanox network drivers;
- File systems infrastructure;
- IPv4 networking;
- Network traffic control;
- TCP network protocol;
- B.A.T.M.A.N. meshing protocol;
- IPv6 networking;
- Multipath TCP;
- Netfilter;
- RxRPC session sockets;
- SCTP protocol;
- SMC sockets;
(CVE-2026-43083, CVE-2026-43197, CVE-2026-43198, CVE-2026-43465,
CVE-2026-46242, CVE-2026-46325, CVE-2026-46331, CVE-2026-52914,
CVE-2026-52924, CVE-2026-52931, CVE-2026-53151, CVE-2026-53176,
CVE-2026-53212, CVE-2026-53215, CVE-2026-53225, CVE-2026-53228,
CVE-2026-53359)
Fixed packages 1
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.8 | 6.8.0-1059.62~22.04.1 |
Vulnerabilities 17
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Critical 9.8
tcp: fix potential race in tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tcp: fix potential race in tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock() Code in tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock() after the call to tcp_v4_syn_recv_sock() is done too late. After tcp_v4_syn_recv_sock(), the child socket is a…
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Critical 9.8
net/mlx5e: RX, Fix XDP multi-buf frag counting for striding RQ
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: RX, Fix XDP multi-buf frag counting for striding RQ XDP multi-buf programs can modify the layout of the XDP buffer when the program calls bpf_xdp_pull_data() or bpf_xdp_adjust_tail…
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Critical 9.8
RDMA/rxe: Fix iova-to-va conversion for MR page sizes != PAGE_SIZE
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/rxe: Fix iova-to-va conversion for MR page sizes != PAGE_SIZE The current implementation incorrectly handles memory regions (MRs) with page sizes different from the system PAGE_SIZE. The…
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Critical 9.8
batman-adv: fix fragment reassembly length accounting
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: batman-adv: fix fragment reassembly length accounting batman-adv keeps a running payload length for queued fragments and uses it to validate a fragment chain before reassembly. That accountin…
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Critical 9.8CVE-2026-52924 Public exploit
sctp: purge outqueue on stale COOKIE-ECHO handling
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sctp: purge outqueue on stale COOKIE-ECHO handling sctp_stream_update() is only invoked when the association is moved into COOKIE_WAIT during association setup/reconfiguration. In this path, …
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Critical 9.8
batman-adv: tp_meter: avoid use of uninit sender vars
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: batman-adv: tp_meter: avoid use of uninit sender vars batadv_tp_recv_ack() and batadv_tp_stop() are only valid for tp_vars in the BATADV_TP_SENDER role. When called with a BATADV_TP_RECEIVER …
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Critical 9.8
rxrpc: Fix the ACK parser to extract the SACK table for parsing
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Fix the ACK parser to extract the SACK table for parsing Fix modification of the received skbuff in rxrpc_input_soft_acks() and a potential incorrect access of the buffer in a fragment…
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Critical 9.8
IB/isert: Reject login PDUs shorter than ISER_HEADERS_LEN
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: IB/isert: Reject login PDUs shorter than ISER_HEADERS_LEN In drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c, isert_login_recv_done() computes the login request payload length as wc->byte_len minus I…
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Critical 9.8
net: mvpp2: refill RX buffers before XDP or skb use
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: mvpp2: refill RX buffers before XDP or skb use The RX error path returns the current descriptor buffer to the hardware BM pool. That is only valid while the driver still owns the buffer.…
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Critical 9.8
ipv6: sit: reload inner IPv6 header after GSO offloads
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: sit: reload inner IPv6 header after GSO offloads ipip6_tunnel_xmit() caches the inner IPv6 header pointer at function entry and continues using it after iptunnel_handle_offloads(). For …
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Critical 9.1
net: ioam6: fix OOB and missing lock
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ioam6: fix OOB and missing lock When trace->type.bit6 is set: if (trace->type.bit6) { ... queue = skb_get_tx_queue(dev, skb); qdisc = rcu_dereference(queue->qdisc); This code can lead to…
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Critical 9.1
netconsole: avoid OOB reads, msg is not nul-terminated
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netconsole: avoid OOB reads, msg is not nul-terminated msg passed to netconsole from the console subsystem is not guaranteed to be nul-terminated. Before recent commit 7eab73b18630 ("netconso…
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Critical 9.1
sctp: fix uninit-value in __sctp_rcv_asconf_lookup()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sctp: fix uninit-value in __sctp_rcv_asconf_lookup() __sctp_rcv_asconf_lookup() in net/sctp/input.c only checks that the ASCONF chunk can hold the ADDIP header and a parameter header, then ca…
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High 8.8CVE-2026-53359 Public exploit
KVM: x86: Fix shadow paging use-after-free due to unexpected role
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: x86: Fix shadow paging use-after-free due to unexpected role Commit 0cb2af2ea66ad ("KVM: x86: Fix shadow paging use-after-free due to unexpected GFN") fixed a shadow paging mismatch betw…
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High 7.8CVE-2026-46242 Public exploit
eventpoll: fix ep_remove struct eventpoll / struct file UAF
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: eventpoll: fix ep_remove struct eventpoll / struct file UAF ep_remove() (via ep_remove_file()) cleared file->f_ep under file->f_lock but then kept using @file inside the critical section (is_…
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High 7.8CVE-2026-46331 Public exploit
net/sched: fix pedit partial COW leading to page cache corruption
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: fix pedit partial COW leading to page cache corruption tcf_pedit_act() computes the COW range for skb_ensure_writable() once before the key loop using tcfp_off_max_hint, but the hi…
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High 7.8
netfilter: nft_tunnel: fix use-after-free on object destroy
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nft_tunnel: fix use-after-free on object destroy nft_tunnel_obj_destroy() calls metadata_dst_free() which directly kfree()s the metadata_dst, ignoring the dst_entry refcount. Packe…
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-43083
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-43197
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-43198
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-43465
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-46242
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-46325
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-46331
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-52914
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-52924
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-52931
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-53151
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-53176
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-53212
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-53215
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-53225
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-53228
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-53359