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:
- Network file system (NFS) server daemon;
- OCFS2 file system;
- IPv6 networking;
- Netfilter;
- SCTP protocol;
(CVE-2025-38724, CVE-2026-53043, CVE-2026-53131, CVE-2026-53221,
CVE-2026-53224, CVE-2026-53225, CVE-2026-53246, CVE-2026-53309)
Fixed packages 1
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · Pro 20.04 LTS Pro:20.04:LTS | linux-bluefield | 5.4.0-1123.130 |
Vulnerabilities 8
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Critical 9.8
nfsd: handle get_client_locked() failure in nfsd4_setclientid_confirm()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: handle get_client_locked() failure in nfsd4_setclientid_confirm() Lei Lu recently reported that nfsd4_setclientid_confirm() did not check the return value from get_client_locked(). a SE…
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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…
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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 9.4
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)`…
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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…
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38724
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-53043
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-53131
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-53221
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-53224
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-53225
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-53246
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-53309