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USN-7792-1

USN-7792-1 PUBLISHED

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: - Ext4 file system; - Packet sockets; - Network traffic control; - TLS protocol; - VMware vSockets driver; - XFRM subsystem; (CVE-2025-38618, CVE-2025-38500, CVE-2025-37785, CVE-2025-38477, CVE-2025-38617, CVE-2025-37756)

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-45.45, 6.8.0-84.84, 6.8.0-83.83
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8*, *, 0
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1013.14, 6.8.0-1024.26, 6.8.0-1023.25
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.80, 6.8.0-1008.8~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1010.10~22.04.1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1020.22, 6.8.0-1022.24, 6.8.0-1023.25
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-36.36.1, 6.8.0-38.38.1, 6.8.0-25.25.3
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1030.32, 6.8.0-1009.10, 6.8.0-1012.13
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1007.7, 6.8.0-1008.8, 6.8.0-1009.9
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-38.38.1~22.04.2, 6.8.0-40.40.1~22.04.1, 6.8.0-44.44.1~22.04.1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1039.42, 6.8.0-1038.41, 6.8.0-1036.39
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1039.42.1, 6.8.0-1038.41.1, 6.8.0-1036.39.1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1036.40, 0, 6.8.0-1003.5
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1029.29, 6.8.0-1030.30, 6.8.0-1033.33

Timeline

  • Oct 2, 2025 CVE Published
  • Aug 5, 2026 CVE Updated
  • Aug 31, 2026 Distribution Patch
  • Aug 31, 2026 Security Advisory

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