This USN-8493-1 advisory details multiple vulnerabilities across numerous Linux kernel subsystems, including networking, file systems, drivers, and core infrastructure, which could allow an attacker to compromise the system. The article lists over 50 CVEs, with NVD data showing examples like CVE-2023-53673 (CVSS 7.8 HIGH) affecting kernel versions 5.7 to 5.15.199, 5.16 to 6.1.41, and 6.2 to 6.4.6, fixed in versions 5.15.200, 6.1.42, and 6.4.7 respectively. Administrators must consult the specific CVE entries and NVD data to identify the exact affected version ranges and corresponding fixed versions for their deployed kernels.
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: - RISC-V architecture; - Cryptographic API; - InfiniBand drivers; - IOMMU subsystem; - Network drivers; - STMicroelectronics network drivers; - NVME drivers; - x86 platform drivers; - SCSI subsystem; - SPI subsystem; - TCM subsystem; - USB over IP driver; - File systems infrastructure; - HFS+ file system; - Network file system (NFS) server daemon; - SMB network file system; - IPv6 networking; - Tracing infrastructure; - Timer subsystem; - B.A.T.M.A.N. meshing protocol; - Bluetooth subsystem; - Ethernet bridge; - Ceph Core library; - IPv4 networking; - MAC80211 subsystem; - Multipath TCP; - Netfilter; - RxRPC session sockets; - SMC sockets; - Sun RPC protocol; - X.25 network layer; - AMD SoC Alsa drivers; - KVM subsystem; (CVE-2022-48816, CVE-2023-53673, CVE-2025-37778, CVE-2025-37822, CVE-2025-37924, CVE-2025-38201, CVE-2025-40082, CVE-2025-68214, CVE-2025-68263, CVE-2025-71089, CVE-2025-71220, CVE-2025-71222, CVE-2025-71224, CVE-2026-23176, CVE-2026-23180, CVE-2026-23182, CVE-2026-23190, CVE-2026-23193, CVE-2026-23198, CVE-2026-23202, CVE-2026-23206, CVE-2026-23216, CVE-2026-23256, CVE-2026-23257, CVE-2026-23258, CVE-2026-23262, CVE-2026-23272, CVE-2026-23278, CVE-2026-23428, CVE-2026-23450, CVE-2026-23455, CVE-2026-31402, CVE-2026-31418, CVE-2026-31478, CVE-2026-31607, CVE-2026-31637, CVE-2026-31649, CVE-2026-31657, CVE-2026-31659, CVE-2026-31668, CVE-2026-31669, CVE-2026-31682, CVE-2026-31685, CVE-2026-43011, CVE-2026-43037, CVE-2026-43038, CVE-2026-43071, CVE-2026-43114, CVE-2026-43117, CVE-2026-43186, CVE-2026-43304, CVE-2026-43341, CVE-2026-43383, CVE-2026-43406, CVE-2026-43407, CVE-2026-43414, CVE-2026-43493, CVE-2026-43501, CVE-2026-45988, CVE-2026-46043, CVE-2026-46119, CVE-2026-46135, CVE-2026-46195, CVE-2026-46243)