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Critical USN-9027-1 5 CVEs

linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.15, linux-aws-fips, linux-azure, linux-azure-5.15, linux-azure-fde-5.15, linux-azure-fips, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-5.15, linux-gcp-fips, linux-gke, linux-gkeop, linux-hwe-5.15, linux-ibm, linux-ibm-5.15, linux-intel-iot-realtime, linux-intel-iotg, linux-intel-iotg-5.15, linux-kvm, linux-lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15, linux-nvidia, linux-nvidia-tegra, linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-5.15, linux-realtime vulnerabilities

Published Nov 10, 2026 · Updated Nov 11, 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:
- x86 architecture;
- Hardware monitoring drivers;
- OCFS2 file system;
- IPv4 networking;
- Ethernet bridge;
- Netfilter;
- XFRM subsystem;
(CVE-2025-21656, CVE-2026-63940, CVE-2026-74350, CVE-2026-98432,
CVE-2026-99999)

Fixed packages 28

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS linux 5.15.0-203.213
Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS linux-aws 5.15.0-1120.127
Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS linux-azure 5.15.0-1126.135
Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1121.131
Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS linux-gke 5.15.0-1116.122
Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS linux-gkeop 5.15.0-1103.111
Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS linux-ibm 5.15.0-1114.118
Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS linux-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1115.121
Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS linux-kvm 5.15.0-1112.117
Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS linux-lowlatency 5.15.0-198.208
Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS linux-nvidia 5.15.0-1115.116
Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS linux-nvidia-tegra 5.15.0-1071.73
Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS linux-oracle 5.15.0-1117.123
Ubuntu · Pro 20.04 LTS Pro:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.15 5.15.0-1120.127~20.04.1
Ubuntu · Pro 20.04 LTS Pro:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.15 5.15.0-1126.135~20.04.1
Ubuntu · Pro 20.04 LTS Pro:20.04:LTS linux-azure-fde-5.15 5.15.0-1125.134~20.04.1
Ubuntu · Pro 20.04 LTS Pro:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.15 5.15.0-1121.131~20.04.1
Ubuntu · Pro 20.04 LTS Pro:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.15 5.15.0-203.213~20.04.1
Ubuntu · Pro 20.04 LTS Pro:20.04:LTS linux-ibm-5.15 5.15.0-1114.118~20.04.1
Ubuntu · Pro 20.04 LTS Pro:20.04:LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15 5.15.0-1115.121~20.04.1
Ubuntu · Pro 20.04 LTS Pro:20.04:LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 5.15.0-198.208~20.04.1
Ubuntu · Pro 20.04 LTS Pro:20.04:LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 5.15.0-1071.73~20.04.1
Ubuntu · Pro 20.04 LTS Pro:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.15 5.15.0-1117.123~20.04.1
Ubuntu · Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS Pro:FIPS-updates:22.04:LTS linux-aws-fips 5.15.0-1120.127+fips1
Ubuntu · Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS Pro:FIPS-updates:22.04:LTS linux-azure-fips 5.15.0-1126.135+fips1
Ubuntu · Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS Pro:FIPS-updates:22.04:LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.15.0-1121.131+fips1
Ubuntu · Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS Pro:Realtime:22.04:LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime 5.15.0-1112.116
Ubuntu · Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS Pro:Realtime:22.04:LTS linux-realtime 5.15.0-1119.128

Vulnerabilities 5

  • Critical 9.8

    ocfs2: validate fast symlink target during inode read

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: validate fast symlink target during inode read ocfs2_validate_inode_block() already rejects several inconsistent self-contained dinodes before they are exposed to the rest of the files…

  • Critical 9.8
    CVE-2026-98432 Public exploit

    ipv4: free inet_opt and ireq_opt after an RCU grace period

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv4: free inet_opt and ireq_opt after an RCU grace period tcp_v4_syn_recv_sock() transfers ownership of ireq->ireq_opt to the child socket (newinet->inet_opt) without copying it. Another cpu…

  • Critical 9.3

    KVM: SEV: Ignore Port I/O requests of length '0'

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: SEV: Ignore Port I/O requests of length '0' Explicitly ignore Port I/O requests of length '0' (or count '0'), so that setting up the software scratch area (and other code) doesn't have t…

  • Critical 9.3
    CVE-2026-99999 Public exploit

    ipv4: validate checksum_start before completing checksum

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv4: validate checksum_start before completing checksum If a packet with bad checksum metadata gets into the ipv4 stack, skb_checksum_help can corrupt the network header and cause a bunch of…

  • Unscored —

    hwmon: (drivetemp) Fix driver producing garbage data when SCSI errors occur

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (drivetemp) Fix driver producing garbage data when SCSI errors occur scsi_execute_cmd() function can return both negative (linux codes) and positive (scsi_cmnd result field) error code…

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-21656
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-63940
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-74350
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-98432
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-99999