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Critical · 9.8 Public exploit CVE-2026-52924 EUVD-2026-38727GHSA-v4hw-q98x-8jmm

sctp: purge outqueue on stale COOKIE-ECHO handling

Published Jun 24, 2026 · Updated Oct 19, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

Vendor: Linux Product: Linux Package: kernel Package: linux Package: linux Package: linux-allwinner-5.19 Package: linux-aws Package: linux-aws-5.0 Package: linux-aws-5.11 Package: linux-aws-5.13 Package: linux-aws-5.15 Package: linux-aws-5.19 Package: linux-aws-5.3 Package: linux-aws-5.4 Package: linux-aws-5.8 Package: linux-aws-6.14 Package: linux-aws-6.17 Package: linux-aws-6.2 Package: linux-aws-6.5 Package: linux-aws-6.8 Package: linux-aws-7.0 Package: linux-aws-fips Package: linux-aws-hwe Package: linux-azure Package: linux-azure-4.15 Package: linux-azure-5.11 Package: linux-azure-5.13 Package: linux-azure-5.15 Package: linux-azure-5.19 Package: linux-azure-5.3 Package: linux-azure-5.4 Package: linux-azure-5.8 Package: linux-azure-6.11 Package: linux-azure-6.14 Package: linux-azure-6.17 Package: linux-azure-6.2 Package: linux-azure-6.5 Package: linux-azure-6.8 Package: linux-azure-7.0 Package: linux-azure-edge Package: linux-azure-fde Package: linux-azure-fde-5.15 Package: linux-azure-fde-5.19 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.14 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.17 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.2 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.8 Package: linux-azure-fde-7.0 Package: linux-azure-fips Package: linux-azure-nvidia Package: linux-azure-nvidia-6.14 Package: linux-bluefield Package: linux-fips Package: linux-gcp Package: linux-gcp-4.15 Package: linux-gcp-5.11 Package: linux-gcp-5.13 Package: linux-gcp-5.15 Package: linux-gcp-5.19 Package: linux-gcp-5.3 Package: linux-gcp-5.4 Package: linux-gcp-5.8 Package: linux-gcp-6.11 Package: linux-gcp-6.14 Package: linux-gcp-6.17 Package: linux-gcp-6.2 Package: linux-gcp-6.5 Package: linux-gcp-6.8 Package: linux-gcp-7.0 Package: linux-gcp-fips Package: linux-gke Package: linux-gke-4.15 Package: linux-gke-5.15 Package: linux-gke-5.4 Package: linux-gkeop Package: linux-gkeop-5.15 Package: linux-gkeop-5.4 Package: linux-hwe Package: linux-hwe-5.11 Package: linux-hwe-5.13 Package: linux-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-hwe-5.4 Package: linux-hwe-5.8 Package: linux-hwe-6.11 Package: linux-hwe-6.14 Package: linux-hwe-6.17 Package: linux-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-hwe-6.8 Package: linux-hwe-7.0 Package: linux-hwe-edge Package: linux-ibm Package: linux-ibm-5.15 Package: linux-ibm-5.4 Package: linux-ibm-6.8 Package: linux-intel-5.13 Package: linux-intel-iot-realtime Package: linux-intel-iotg Package: linux-intel-iotg-5.15 Package: linux-iot Package: linux-kvm Package: linux-lowlatency Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 Package: linux-nvidia Package: linux-nvidia-6.11 Package: linux-nvidia-6.17 Package: linux-nvidia-6.2 Package: linux-nvidia-6.5 Package: linux-nvidia-6.8 Package: linux-nvidia-7.0 Package: linux-nvidia-bos Package: linux-nvidia-lowlatency Package: linux-nvidia-tegra Package: linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 Package: linux-nvidia-tegra-igx Package: linux-oem Package: linux-oem-5.10 Package: linux-oem-5.13 Package: linux-oem-5.14 Package: linux-oem-5.17 Package: linux-oem-5.6 Package: linux-oem-6.0 Package: linux-oem-6.1 Package: linux-oem-6.11 Package: linux-oem-6.14 Package: linux-oem-6.17 Package: linux-oem-6.5 Package: linux-oem-6.8 Package: linux-oem-7.0 Package: linux-oracle Package: linux-oracle-5.0 Package: linux-oracle-5.11 Package: linux-oracle-5.13 Package: linux-oracle-5.15 Package: linux-oracle-5.3 Package: linux-oracle-5.4 Package: linux-oracle-5.8 Package: linux-oracle-6.14 Package: linux-oracle-6.17 Package: linux-oracle-6.5 Package: linux-oracle-6.8 Package: linux-oracle-7.0 Package: linux-raspi Package: linux-raspi-5.4 Package: linux-raspi-realtime Package: linux-raspi2 Package: linux-realtime Package: linux-realtime-6.14 Package: linux-realtime-6.17 Package: linux-realtime-6.8 Package: linux-riscv Package: linux-riscv-5.11 Package: linux-riscv-5.15 Package: linux-riscv-5.19 Package: linux-riscv-5.8 Package: linux-riscv-6.14 Package: linux-riscv-6.17 Package: linux-riscv-6.5 Package: linux-riscv-6.8 Package: linux-riscv-7.0 Package: linux-starfive-5.19 Package: linux-starfive-6.2 Package: linux-starfive-6.5 Package: linux-vmware Package: linux-xilinx Package: linux-xilinx-zynqmp Platform: Linux Ecosystem: Azure Linux Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

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, the
outbound stream scheduler state (stream->out_curr) is expected to be
clean, since no user data should have been transmitted yet unless the
state machine has already partially progressed.

However, a corner case exists in sctp_sf_do_5_2_6_stale(): when a
Stale Cookie ERROR is received, the association is rolled back from
COOKIE_ECHOED to COOKIE_WAIT. In this scenario, user data may already
have been queued and even bundled with the COOKIE-ECHO chunk.

During the rollback, sctp_stream_update() frees the old stream table
and installs a new one, but it does not invalidate stream->out_curr.
As a result, out_curr may still point to a freed sctp_stream_out
entry from the previous stream state.

Later, SCTP scheduler dequeue paths (FCFS, RR, PRIO, etc.) rely on
stream->out_curr->ext, which can lead to use-after-free once the old
stream state has been released via sctp_stream_free().

This results in crashes such as (reported by Yuqi):

BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in sctp_sched_fcfs_dequeue+0x13a/0x140
Read of size 8 at addr ff1100004d4d3208 by task mini_poc/9312
CPU: 1 UID: 1001 PID: 9312 Comm: mini_poc Not tainted
7.1.0-rc1-00305-gbd3a4795d574 #5 PREEMPT(full)
sctp_sched_fcfs_dequeue+0x13a/0x140
sctp_outq_flush+0x1603/0x33e0
sctp_do_sm+0x31c9/0x5d30
sctp_assoc_bh_rcv+0x392/0x6f0
sctp_inq_push+0x1db/0x270
sctp_rcv+0x138d/0x3c10

Fix this by fully purging the association outqueue when handling the
Stale Cookie case. This ensures all pending transmit and retransmit
state is dropped, and any scheduler cached pointers are invalidated,
making it safe to rebuild stream state during COOKIE_WAIT restart.

Updating only stream->out_curr would be insufficient, since queued
and retransmittable data would still reference the old stream state and
trigger later use-after-free in dequeue paths.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 4.15 5.10.259

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 7.0.13-1 —
Debian 13 linux 6.12.94-1 —
Debian 12 linux 6.1.176-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 24.04 LTS linux-bluefield 6.8.0-1028.33 —
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.15.0-1097.99 —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux 7.0.0-29.29 USN-8629-1
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-aws +3 7.0.0-1010.10 USN-8660-1, USN-8637-1, USN-8629-1
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-gke 7.0.0-1005.6 USN-8660-1
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-ibm +1 7.0.0-1011.11 USN-8629-1
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-nvidia-bos 7.0.0-2016.16 USN-8664-1
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-oracle 7.0.0-1009.9 USN-8629-1
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-raspi +1 7.0.0-1016.16 USN-8663-1, USN-8629-1
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-riscv +1 7.0.0-29.29.1 USN-8629-1
Ubuntu 25.10 linux +8 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux 6.8.0-137.137 USN-8630-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-aws 6.8.0-1062.65 USN-8630-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-aws-7.0 7.0.0-1010.10~24.04.1 USN-8629-2
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure 6.8.0-1064.72 USN-8630-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure-6.17 6.17.0-1022.22 USN-8636-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure-7.0 7.0.0-1014.14~24.04.1 USN-8728-2
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 6.8.0-1063.70 USN-8630-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure-fde-7.0 7.0.0-1013.13~24.04.1 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gcp 6.8.0-1065.73 USN-8630-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gcp-6.17 6.17.0-1022.25 USN-8636-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gcp-7.0 +1 7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1 USN-8728-3, USN-8728-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gke 6.8.0-1060.68 USN-8630-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gkeop 6.8.0-1047.51 USN-8630-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-hwe-6.17 6.17.0-42.42 USN-8636-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-hwe-7.0 7.0.0-29.29~24.04.2 USN-8629-3
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-ibm 6.8.0-1062.63 USN-8630-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-lowlatency 6.8.0-137.137.1 USN-8630-2
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia 6.8.0-1060.63 USN-8630-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia-6.17 6.17.0-1031.31 USN-8669-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia-7.0 7.0.0-1016.16~24.04.1 USN-8663-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia-lowlatency 6.8.0-1060.63.1 USN-8630-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra 6.8.0-1031.32 USN-8630-2
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-oem-6.17 6.17.0-1032.32 USN-8636-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-oracle 6.8.0-1059.62 USN-8630-2
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-oracle-6.17 6.17.0-1020.20 USN-8636-2
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi 6.8.0-1062.66 USN-8630-5
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-riscv +22 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-riscv-7.0 7.0.0-30.30.1~24.04.1 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-vmware 6.8.0-1008.8 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-xilinx 6.8.0-1034.35 USN-8630-1
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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux 5.15.0-187.197 USN-8631-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws 5.15.0-1113.120 USN-8631-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws-6.8 6.8.0-1062.65~22.04.2 USN-8630-4
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure +1 5.15.0-1118.127 USN-8631-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-6.8 6.8.0-1064.72~22.04.1 USN-8630-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fde-6.8 6.8.0-1063.70~22.04.1 USN-8630-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1114.124 USN-8661-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp-6.8 6.8.0-1065.73~22.04.1 USN-8630-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gke +1 5.15.0-1110.116 USN-8661-3, USN-8631-2
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.15.0-1096.104 USN-8631-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-hwe-6.8 6.8.0-138.138~22.04.1 USN-8656-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm 5.15.0-1107.111 USN-8631-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm-6.8 6.8.0-1062.63~22.04.1 USN-8630-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1108.114 USN-8631-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.15.0-1105.110 USN-8631-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-lowlatency 5.15.0-190.200 USN-8661-2
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 6.8.0-137.137.1~22.04.1 USN-8630-2
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia 5.15.0-1108.109 USN-8631-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-6.8 6.8.0-1060.63~22.04.1 USN-8630-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra 5.15.0-1065.67 USN-8631-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-igx 5.15.0-1054.54 USN-8631-3
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle-6.8 6.8.0-1059.62~22.04.1 USN-8630-3
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-raspi 5.15.0-1108.111 USN-8661-5
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +32 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv-6.8 6.8.0-137.137~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp 5.15.0-1076.80 USN-8631-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +28 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +14 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime 6.8.0-2051.53 USN-8630-5
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-realtime 6.8.1-1057.58 USN-8630-1
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-realtime-6.14 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-realtime-6.17 6.17.0-1019.22 USN-8636-1
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime 5.15.0-1105.107 USN-8631-1
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime 5.15.0-1112.121 USN-8631-1
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime-6.8 6.8.1-1057.58~22.04.1 USN-8630-1
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 6.8.0-1062.65+fips1 USN-8630-1
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 6.8.0-1064.72+fips1 USN-8630-1
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS linux-fips 6.8.0-137.137+fips1 USN-8630-1
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 6.8.0-1065.73+fips1 USN-8630-1
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 5.15.0-1113.120+fips1 USN-8631-1
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 5.15.0-1118.127+fips1 USN-8631-1
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-fips 5.15.0-190.200+fips1 USN-8661-3
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.15.0-1114.124+fips1 USN-8661-1
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 5.4.0-1163.174+fips1 USN-8715-2
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 5.4.0-1167.173+fips1 USN-8666-2
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-fips 5.4.0-1136.146 USN-8666-1
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.4.0-1165.174+fips1 USN-8666-3
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 4.15.0-2133.139 USN-8633-1
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 4.15.0-2113.119 USN-8633-1
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-fips 4.15.0-1150.162 USN-8633-1
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 4.15.0-2096.102 USN-8633-1
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS linux 7.0.0-30.30 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS linux-aws 7.0.0-1011.11 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS linux-azure 7.0.0-1012.12 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS linux-gcp 7.0.0-1010.10 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS linux 6.8.0-142.142 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS linux-aws 6.8.0-1065.68 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS linux-azure 6.8.0-1068.76 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS linux-gcp 6.8.0-1069.77 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS linux-gke 6.8.0-1064.72 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS linux-ibm 6.8.0-1065.66 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS linux-oracle 6.8.0-1062.65 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux 5.15.0-202.212 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux-aws 5.15.0-1119.126 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux-aws-6.8 6.8.0-1065.68~22.04.1 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux-azure 5.15.0-1125.134 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1120.130 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux-gcp-6.8 6.8.0-1069.77~22.04.1 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux-gke 5.15.0-1115.121 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux-hwe-6.8 6.8.0-149.149~22.04.1 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux-ibm 5.15.0-1113.117 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux-ibm-6.8 6.8.0-1066.67~22.04.1 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux-lowlatency 5.15.0-197.207 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux 5.4.0-234.254 USN-8666-1, LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-aws 5.4.0-1162.173 USN-8666-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-aws-5.15 5.15.0-1114.121~20.04.1 USN-8661-4
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-azure 5.4.0-1167.173 USN-8666-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-azure-5.15 5.15.0-1119.128~20.04.1 USN-8661-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-azure-fde-5.15 5.15.0-1118.127~20.04.1 USN-8631-4
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.4.0-1121.128 USN-8666-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.4.0-1165.174 USN-8666-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.15 5.15.0-1114.124~20.04.1 USN-8661-4
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.15 +1 5.15.0-190.200~20.04.1 USN-8661-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-ibm 5.4.0-1108.113 USN-8666-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.15 +1 5.15.0-1107.111~20.04.1 USN-8631-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15 5.15.0-1108.114~20.04.1 USN-8631-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-iot 5.4.0-1066.69 USN-8666-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.4.0-1149.158 USN-8667-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 5.15.0-1065.67~20.04.1 USN-8631-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.4.0-1160.170 USN-8666-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.15 5.15.0-1110.116~20.04.1 USN-8631-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-raspi 5.4.0-1145.158 USN-8666-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp 5.4.0-1080.84 USN-8666-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux 4.15.0-254.266 USN-8633-1, LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-aws 4.15.0-1195.208 USN-8633-1, LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-aws-5.4 5.4.0-1162.173~18.04.1 USN-8666-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-azure-4.15 4.15.0-1205.220 USN-8633-1, LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-azure-5.4 5.4.0-1167.173~18.04.1 USN-8666-2
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-4.15 4.15.0-1188.205 USN-8633-1, LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.4 5.4.0-1165.174~18.04.1 USN-8666-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.4 5.4.0-234.254~18.04.1 USN-8666-1, LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.4 5.4.0-1108.113~18.04.1 USN-8666-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-kvm 4.15.0-1177.182 USN-8633-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-oracle 4.15.0-1158.169 USN-8645-1, LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.4 5.4.0-1161.171~18.04.1 USN-8715-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-raspi-5.4 5.4.0-1145.158~18.04.1 USN-8666-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux 4.4.0-291.325 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-aws 4.4.0-1200.215 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-aws-hwe 4.15.0-1195.208~16.04.1 USN-8633-2, LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-azure 4.15.0-1205.220~16.04.1 USN-8633-2, LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-gcp 4.15.0-1188.205~16.04.1 USN-8633-2, LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-hwe 4.15.0-254.266~16.04.1 USN-8633-2, LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-oracle 4.15.0-1158.169~16.04.1 USN-8645-1
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS linux-azure 4.15.0-1205.220~14.04.1 USN-8635-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 10 rv +76 6.12.0-211.55.1.el10_2 RHSA-2026:67471
RHEL 9 rv +75 5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8 RHSA-2026:59723
RHEL 8 kernel-rt +12 4.18.0-553.158.1.rt7.499.el8_10 RHSA-2026:59737
RHEL 8 perf +26 4.18.0-553.158.1.el8_10 RHSA-2026:59821
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RHEL 9.4 E4S bpftool 7.3.0-427.153.1.el9_4 RHSA-2026:73645
RHEL 9.4 E4S rv +62 5.14.0-427.153.1.el9_4 RHSA-2026:73645
RHEL 9.2 E4S bpftool 7.0.0-284.195.1.el9_2 RHSA-2026:77215
RHEL 9.2 E4S kernel-rt +14 5.14.0-284.195.1.rt14.480.el9_2 RHSA-2026:77214
RHEL 9.2 E4S perf +47 5.14.0-284.195.1.el9_2 RHSA-2026:77215
RHEL 8.8 TUS perf +17 4.18.0-477.172.1.el8_8 RHSA-2026:77301
RHEL 8.8 E4S perf +18 4.18.0-477.172.1.el8_8 RHSA-2026:77301
RHEL 8.6 EUS Long Life perf +25 4.18.0-372.220.1.el8_6 RHSA-2026:77216
RHEL 8.6 AUS perf +17 4.18.0-372.220.1.el8_6 RHSA-2026:77216
RHEL 8.4 EUS Long Life perf +25 4.18.0-305.211.1.el8_4 RHSA-2026:77217
RHEL 8.4 AUS perf +17 4.18.0-305.211.1.el8_4 RHSA-2026:77217

AlmaLinux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux 10 rv +74 6.12.0-211.55.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:67471
AlmaLinux 9 rv +73 5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8 ALSA-2026:59723
AlmaLinux 8 kernel-rt +9 4.18.0-553.158.1.rt7.499.el8_10 ALSA-2026:59737
AlmaLinux 8 perf +24 4.18.0-553.158.1.el8_10 ALSA-2026:59821

Rocky Linux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Rocky Linux 10 kernel 6.12.0-211.55.1.el10_2 RLSA-2026:67471
Rocky Linux 9 kernel 5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8 RLSA-2026:59723
Rocky Linux 8 kernel 4.18.0-553.158.1.el8_10 RLSA-2026:59821
Rocky Linux 8 kernel-rt 4.18.0-553.158.1.rt7.499.el8_10 RLSA-2026:59737
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP7 kernel-64kb +4 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2 SUSE-SU-2026:3166-1
SLES 15 SP7 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2.150700.17.41.4 SUSE-SU-2026:3166-1
SLES 15 SP7 kernel-docs +2 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3166-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-64kb +6 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3156-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1.150600.12.58.3 SUSE-SU-2026:3156-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150500.55.177.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3089-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.177.1.150500.6.83.2 SUSE-SU-2026:3089-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150400.24.228.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3044-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.228.1.150400.24.116.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3044-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 16.0 kernel-64kb +8 6.12.0-160000.36.1 SUSE-SU-2026:22835-1
SLES for SAP 16.0 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.36.1.160000.2.17 SUSE-SU-2026:22835-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP6 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1.150600.12.58.3 SUSE-SU-2026:3156-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP6 kernel-docs +4 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3156-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.177.1.150500.6.83.2 SUSE-SU-2026:3089-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 kernel-docs +4 5.14.21-150500.55.177.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3089-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.228.1.150400.24.116.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3044-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-docs +4 5.14.21-150400.24.228.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3044-1
SLES 16.0 kernel-64kb +8 6.12.0-160000.36.1 SUSE-SU-2026:22835-1, SUSE-SU-2026:22812-1
SLES 16.0 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.36.1.160000.2.17 SUSE-SU-2026:22835-1
SLE Micro 6.2 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.36.1.160000.2.17 SUSE-SU-2026:22769-1
SLE Micro 6.2 kernel-rt +5 6.12.0-160000.36.1 SUSE-SU-2026:22769-1, SUSE-SU-2026:22742-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-rt +2 6.4.0-50.1 SUSE-SU-2026:22904-1, SUSE-SU-2026:22903-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-source +1 6.4.0-50.2 SUSE-SU-2026:22904-1, SUSE-SU-2026:22903-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-rt +2 6.4.0-50.1 SUSE-SU-2026:22810-1, SUSE-SU-2026:22809-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-source +1 6.4.0-50.2 SUSE-SU-2026:22810-1, SUSE-SU-2026:22809-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.177.1.150500.6.83.2 SUSE-SU-2026:3089-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150500.13.151.1 SUSE-SU-2026:2840-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-source +1 5.14.21-150500.55.177.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3089-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.228.1.150400.24.116.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3044-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.176.1 SUSE-SU-2026:2841-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-source +1 5.14.21-150400.24.228.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3044-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.228.1.150400.24.116.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3044-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.176.1 SUSE-SU-2026:2841-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-source +1 5.14.21-150400.24.228.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3044-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 kernel-default 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2 SUSE-SU-2026:3166-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_18 1-150700.1.5.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3130-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_19 1-150700.15.3.4 SUSE-SU-2026:3166-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-default 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3156-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_29 1-150600.13.7.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3156-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.177.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3089-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_43 1-150500.11.5.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3089-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.228.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3044-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_57 1-150400.9.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3044-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +5 5.14.21-150500.55.177.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3089-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.177.1.150500.6.83.2 SUSE-SU-2026:3089-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +5 5.14.21-150400.24.228.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3044-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.228.1.150400.24.116.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3044-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP7 kernel-rt +2 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3130-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 16.0 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.36.1.160000.2.17 openSUSE-SU-2026:21388-1
openSUSE Leap 16.0 kernel-rt +11 6.12.0-160000.36.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:21388-1

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel-livepatch-6.18.36-69.134 +2 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1968, ALAS2023-2026-1925, ALAS2023-2026-1924
Amazon Linux 2023 perf +11 1:6.1.176-220.358.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1924
Amazon Linux 2023 perf6.12 +11 1:6.12.94-123.174.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1968
Amazon Linux 2023 perf6.18 +12 1:6.18.36-69.134.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1925

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 3 kernel 6.6.143.1-1 —

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 9 kernel-uek +34 6.12.0-206.104.3.3.el10uek ELSA-2026-500248
Oracle Linux 9 rv +28 5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8 ELSA-2026-59723
Oracle Linux 8 perf +19 4.18.0-553.158.1.el8_10 ELSA-2026-59821

Public exploits

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Advisories 50

References