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Critical USN-8842-1 18 CVEs

linux-nvidia, linux-nvidia-6.8, linux-nvidia-lowlatency vulnerabilities

Published Sep 29, 2026 · Updated Nov 6, 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:
- InfiniBand drivers;
- Network drivers;
- TCM subsystem;
- B.A.T.M.A.N. meshing protocol;
- HSR network protocol;
- IPv4 networking;
- IPv6 networking;
- Netfilter;
- RDS protocol;
(CVE-2026-53131, CVE-2026-53186, CVE-2026-53216, CVE-2026-53221,
CVE-2026-53355, CVE-2026-63886, CVE-2026-63887, CVE-2026-63888,
CVE-2026-63912, CVE-2026-63922, CVE-2026-63924, CVE-2026-63984,
CVE-2026-63992, CVE-2026-63993, CVE-2026-63994, CVE-2026-64000,
CVE-2026-64007, CVE-2026-64091)

Fixed packages 3

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS linux-nvidia-6.8 6.8.0-1063.66~22.04.1
Ubuntu · 24.04 LTS 24.04:LTS linux-nvidia 6.8.0-1063.66
Ubuntu · 24.04 LTS 24.04:LTS linux-nvidia-lowlatency 6.8.0-1063.66.1

Vulnerabilities 18

  • Critical 9.8

    net: mvpp2: limit XDP frame size to the RX buffer

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: mvpp2: limit XDP frame size to the RX buffer mvpp2 has short and long BM pools, and short pool buffers can be smaller than PAGE_SIZE. The XDP path nevertheless initializes every xdp_buff…

  • Critical 9.8

    ip6_vti: fix incorrect tunnel matching in vti6_tnl_lookup()

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ip6_vti: fix incorrect tunnel matching in vti6_tnl_lookup() In vti6_tnl_lookup(), when an exact match for a tunnel fails, the code falls back to searching for wildcard tunnels: - Tunnels matc…

  • Critical 9.8

    net: rds: clear i_sends on setup unwind

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: rds: clear i_sends on setup unwind The RDS IB connection teardown path is written so it can run during partial startup and on repeated shutdown attempts. It uses NULL pointers to disting…

  • Critical 9.8

    scsi: target: iscsi: Validate CHAP_R length before base64 decode

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: target: iscsi: Validate CHAP_R length before base64 decode chap_server_compute_hash() allocates client_digest as kzalloc(chap->digest_size) and then, for BASE64-encoded responses, passe…

  • Critical 9.8

    scsi: target: iscsi: Bound iscsi_encode_text_output() appends to rsp_buf

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: target: iscsi: Bound iscsi_encode_text_output() appends to rsp_buf iscsi_encode_text_output() concatenates "key=value\0" records into login->rsp_buf, an 8192-byte kzalloc(MAX_KEY_VALUE_…

  • Critical 9.8

    scsi: target: iscsi: Fix CRC overread and double-free in iscsit_handle_text_cmd()

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: target: iscsi: Fix CRC overread and double-free in iscsit_handle_text_cmd() Two latent bugs in the Text-phase handler, both present since the original LIO integration in commit e48354ce…

  • Critical 9.8

    xfrm: esp: restore combined single-frag length gate

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm: esp: restore combined single-frag length gate The ESP out-of-place fast path appends the trailer in esp_output_head() before esp_output_tail() allocates the destination page frag. The h…

  • Critical 9.8

    ipv6: exthdrs: refresh nh after handling HAO option

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: exthdrs: refresh nh after handling HAO option ip6_parse_tlv() caches skb_network_header(skb) in nh while walking IPv6 TLVs. ipv6_dest_hao() may call pskb_expand_head() for a cloned skb,…

  • Critical 9.8

    ipv6: exthdrs: refresh nh pointer after ipv6_hop_jumbo()

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: exthdrs: refresh nh pointer after ipv6_hop_jumbo() ipv6_hop_jumbo() calls pskb_trim_rcsum(), which can change skb pointers. Let's recompute nh pointer to make sure any change won't mess…

  • Critical 9.8

    ipv6: rpl: fix hdrlen overflow in ipv6_rpl_srh_decompress()

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: rpl: fix hdrlen overflow in ipv6_rpl_srh_decompress() ipv6_rpl_srh_decompress() computes: outhdr->hdrlen = (((n + 1) * sizeof(struct in6_addr)) >> 3); hdrlen is __u8. For n >= 127 the r…

  • Critical 9.8

    vxlan: do not reuse cached ip_hdr() value after skb_tunnel_check_pmtu()

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vxlan: do not reuse cached ip_hdr() value after skb_tunnel_check_pmtu() skb_tunnel_check_pmtu() can change skb->head. Reusing old_iph afer skb_tunnel_check_pmtu() can cause an UAF. Use instea…

  • Critical 9.8

    tunnels: load network headers after skb_cow() in iptunnel_pmtud_build_icmp[v6]()

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tunnels: load network headers after skb_cow() in iptunnel_pmtud_build_icmp[v6]() Sashiko found that iptunnel_pmtud_build_icmp() and iptunnel_pmtud_build_icmpv6() were caching ip_hdr() and ipv…

  • Critical 9.8

    net: hsr: fix potential OOB access in supervision frame handling

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: hsr: fix potential OOB access in supervision frame handling Ensure the entire TLV header is linearized before access by adding sizeof(struct hsr_sup_tlv) to the pskb_may_pull() calls. Wi…

  • Critical 9.8

    netfilter: synproxy: refresh tcphdr after skb_ensure_writable

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: synproxy: refresh tcphdr after skb_ensure_writable synproxy_tstamp_adjust() rewrites the TCP timestamp option in place and then patches the TCP checksum via inet_proto_csum_replace…

  • Critical 9.8

    batman-adv: tt: fix TOCTOU race for reported vlans

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: batman-adv: tt: fix TOCTOU race for reported vlans The local TT based TVLV is generated by first checking the number of VLANs which have at least one TT entry. A new buffer with the correct s…

  • Critical 9.4

    netfilter: require Ethernet MAC header before using eth_hdr()

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: require Ethernet MAC header before using eth_hdr() `ip6t_eui64`, `xt_mac`, the `bitmap:ip,mac`, `hash:ip,mac`, and `hash:mac` ipset types, and `nf_log_syslog` access `eth_hdr(skb)`…

  • Critical 9.1

    RDMA/srp: bound SRP_RSP sense copy by the received length

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/srp: bound SRP_RSP sense copy by the received length srp_process_rsp() copies sense data from rsp->data + resp_data_len, where resp_data_len is the full 32-bit value supplied by the SRP …

  • Critical 9.1

    tunnels: do not assume transport header in iptunnel_pmtud_check_icmp()

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tunnels: do not assume transport header in iptunnel_pmtud_check_icmp() In some cases, iptunnel_pmtud_check_icmp() can be called while skb transport header is not set. This triggers an out-of-…

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-53131
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-53186
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-53216
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-53221
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-53355
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-63886
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-63887
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-63888
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-63912
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-63922
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-63924
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-63984
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-63992
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-63993
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-63994
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-64000
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-64007
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-64091