USN-8911
USN-8911-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Publication date
9 October 2026
Overview
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Releases
Packages
- linux-oem-6.17 - Linux kernel for OEM systems
Details
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:
- Hardware crypto device drivers;
- NVIDIA Tegra memory controller driver;
- Network drivers;
- USB core drivers;
- GFS2 file system;
- OCFS2 file system;
- SMB network file system;
- SoundWire (SDCA) ASoC drivers;
- B.A.T.M.A.N. meshing protocol;
- Ceph Core library;
- IPv4 networking;
- IPv6 networking;
- Netfilter;
- Open vSwitch;
- RxRPC session sockets;
- SCTP protocol;
- TIPC protocol
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:
- Hardware crypto device drivers;
- NVIDIA Tegra memory controller driver;
- Network drivers;
- USB core drivers;
- GFS2 file system;
- OCFS2 file system;
- SMB network file system;
- SoundWire (SDCA) ASoC drivers;
- B.A.T.M.A.N. meshing protocol;
- Ceph Core library;
- IPv4 networking;
- IPv6 networking;
- Netfilter;
- Open vSwitch;
- RxRPC session sockets;
- SCTP protocol;
- TIPC protocol
Update instructions
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 24.04 LTS noble | linux-image-6.17.0-1033-oem – 6.17.0-1033.33 | ||
| linux-image-oem-24.04 – 6.17.0-1033.33 | |||
| linux-image-oem-24.04a – 6.17.0-1033.33 | |||
| linux-image-oem-24.04b – 6.17.0-1033.33 | |||
| linux-image-oem-24.04c – 6.17.0-1033.33 | |||
| linux-image-oem-24.04d – 6.17.0-1033.33 | |||
| linux-image-oem-6.17 – 6.17.0-1033.33 |
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References
- CVE-2026-68372
- CVE-2026-64531
- CVE-2026-53309
- CVE-2026-53260
- CVE-2026-53247
- CVE-2026-53246
- CVE-2026-53224
- CVE-2026-53216
- CVE-2026-53215
- CVE-2026-53175
- CVE-2026-68372
- CVE-2026-64531
- CVE-2026-53309
- CVE-2026-53260
- CVE-2026-53247
- CVE-2026-53246
- CVE-2026-53224
- CVE-2026-53216
- CVE-2026-53215
- CVE-2026-53175
- CVE-2026-53151
- CVE-2026-53088
- CVE-2026-53055
- CVE-2026-53049
- CVE-2026-53046
- CVE-2026-53045
- CVE-2026-53043
- CVE-2026-53010
- CVE-2026-53006
- CVE-2026-53002
- CVE-2026-52999
- CVE-2026-52993
- CVE-2026-52986
- CVE-2026-52982
- CVE-2026-52958
- CVE-2026-52955
- CVE-2026-52931
- CVE-2026-52914
- CVE-2026-43095
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