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:
- OCFS2 file system;
- SCTP protocol;
(CVE-2026-53043, CVE-2026-53224, CVE-2026-53225, CVE-2026-53246,
CVE-2026-53309)
Fixed packages 3
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.4 | 5.4.0-1163.174~18.04.1 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.4 | 5.4.0-1166.175~18.04.1 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 20.04 LTS Pro:20.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.4.0-1166.175 |
Vulnerabilities 5
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Critical 9.8
sctp: validate cached peer INIT chunk length in COOKIE_ECHO processing
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sctp: validate cached peer INIT chunk length in COOKIE_ECHO processing When a listening SCTP server processes a COOKIE_ECHO chunk, the cached peer INIT chunk embedded after the cookie is pars…
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Critical 9.8
ocfs2/dlm: fix off-by-one in dlm_match_regions() region comparison
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2/dlm: fix off-by-one in dlm_match_regions() region comparison The local-vs-remote region comparison loop uses '<=' instead of '<', causing it to read one entry past the valid range of qr…
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Critical 9.1
ocfs2/dlm: validate qr_numregions in dlm_match_regions()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2/dlm: validate qr_numregions in dlm_match_regions() Patch series "ocfs2/dlm: fix two bugs in dlm_match_regions()". In dlm_match_regions(), the qr_numregions field from a DLM_QUERY_REGION…
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Critical 9.1
sctp: validate embedded INIT chunk and address list lengths in cookie
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sctp: validate embedded INIT chunk and address list lengths in cookie sctp_unpack_cookie() only checked that the embedded INIT chunk length did not exceed the remaining cookie payload, but di…
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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…