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Ubuntu Security NoticesUSN-8662-2

USN-8662-2: Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities

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; - Cryptographic API; - InfiniBand drivers; - Media drivers; - STMicroelectronics network drivers; - Network drivers; - Ext4 file system; - IPv4 networking; - TCP network protocol; - Locking primitives; - Ceph Core library; - IPv6 networking; - Multipath TCP; - Netfilter; - SCTP protocol; - SMC sockets; (CVE-2026-31405, CVE-2026-31414, CVE-2026-31448, CVE-2026-31649, CVE-2026-43198, CVE-2026-43493, CVE-2026-43499, CVE-2026-46266, CVE-2026-52955, CVE-2026-52982, CVE-2026-52986, CVE-2026-53006, CVE-2026-53176, CVE-2026-53225, CVE-2026-53228, CVE-2026-53359)

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This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems: - x86 architecture; - Cryptographic API; - InfiniBand drivers; - Media drivers; - STMicroelectronics network drivers; - Network drivers; - Ext4 file system; - IPv4 networking; - TCP network protocol; - Locking primitives; - Ceph Core library; - IPv6 networking; - Multipath TCP; - Netfilter; - SCTP protocol; - SMC sockets; (CVE-2026-31405, CVE-2026-31414, CVE-2026-31448, CVE-2026-31649, CVE-2026-43198, CVE-2026-43493, CVE-2026-43499, CVE-2026-46266, CVE-2026-52955, CVE-2026-52982, CVE-2026-52986, CVE-2026-53006, CVE-2026-53176, CVE-2026-53225, CVE-2026-53228, CVE-2026-53359)

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