Ubuntu Security Notices USN-8714-2 USN-8714-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilities Publication date 4 September 2026 Overview Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel. Releases 20.04 LTS 18.04 LTS Open side navigation Close side navigation Packages Details Update instructions References Related notices Packages linux-aws-5.4 - Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems linux-gcp - Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems linux-gcp-5.4 - Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) 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: OCFS2 file system; SCTP 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: OCFS2 file system; SCTP 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. ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change the kernel updates have been given a new version number, which requires you to recompile and reinstall all third party kernel modules you might have installed. Unless you manually uninstalled the standard kernel metapackages (e.g. linux-generic, linux-generic-lts-RELEASE, linux-virtual, linux-powerpc), a standard system upgrade will automatically perform this as well. The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu Release Package Version 20.04 LTS focal linux-image-5.4.0-1166-gcp – 5.4.0-1166.175 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro . linux-image-gcp-5.4 – 5.4.0.1166.168 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro . linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04 – 5.4.0.1166.168 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro . 18.04 LTS bionic linux-image-5.4.0-1163-aws – 5.4.0-1163.174~18.04.1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro . linux-image-5.4.0-1166-gcp – 5.4.0-1166.175~18.04.1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro . linux-image-aws – 5.4.0.1163.174~18.04.1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro . linux-image-aws-5.4 – 5.4.0.1163.174~18.04.1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro . linux-image-gcp – 5.4.0.1166.175~18.04.1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro . linux-image-gcp-5.4 – 5.4.0.1166.175~18.04.1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro . Reduce your security exposure Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines. Get Ubuntu Pro References CVE-2026-53309 CVE-2026-53246 CVE-2026-53225 CVE-2026-53224 CVE-2026-53043 CVE-2026-53309 CVE-2026-53246 CVE-2026-53225 CVE-2026-53224 CVE-2026-53043 Related notices Search id="usn" Close Search USN-8715-1 USN-8714-1 USN-8669-1 USN-8668-1 USN-8665-1 USN-8664-1 USN-8663-1 USN-8662-2 USN-8662-1 USN-8661-1 USN-8715-1 USN-8714-1 USN-8669-1 USN-8668-1 USN-8665-1 USN-8664-1 USN-8663-1 USN-8662-2 USN-8662-1 USN-8661-1 USN-8661-2 USN-8661-3 USN-8661-4 USN-8660-1 USN-8658-1 USN-8658-2 USN-8658-3 USN-8658-4 USN-8656-1 USN-8646-1 USN-8645-1 USN-8644-1 USN-8644-2 USN-8644-3 USN-8643-1 USN-8643-2 USN-8643-3 USN-8643-4 USN-8643-5 USN-8637-1 USN-8636-1 USN-8636-2 USN-8635-1 USN-8634-1 USN-8633-1 USN-8633-2 USN-8631-1 USN-8631-2 USN-8631-3 USN-8631-4 USN-8630-1 USN-8630-2 USN-8630-3 USN-8630-4 USN-8630-5 USN-8629-1 USN-8629-2 USN-8629-3 USN-8620-1 USN-8620-2 USN-8620-3 USN-8620-4 USN-8619-1 USN-8618-1 USN-8610-1 USN-8609-1 USN-8608-1 USN-8607-1 USN-8606-1 USN-8603-1 USN-8596-1 USN-8595-1 USN-8595-2 USN-8595-3 USN-8593-1 USN-8576-1 USN-8576-2 USN-8575-1 USN-8575-2 USN-8575-3 USN-8574-1 USN-8574-2 USN-8574-3 USN-8569-1 USN-8568-1 USN-8567-1 USN-8566-1 Show 67 more references Show less references Have additional questions? Talk to a member of the team ›