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Ubuntu Security NoticesUSN-8659-2

USN-8659-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerability

Severity not listed 0 CVEs Published Aug 21, 2026 at 7:49 PM UTC

Summary

A security issue was discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use this to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems: - Open vSwitch;

Products covered

A separate affected-products list was not included in the collected bulletin.

Remediation

This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems: - Open vSwitch;

CVEs in this advisory 0

No CVE identifiers were listed in the collected bulletin.

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