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USN-8374-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Publication date

2 June 2026

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Releases

Packages

  • linux-aws-6.17 - Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
  • linux-gcp - Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
  • linux-gcp-6.17 - Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems

Details

It was discovered that the Linux kernel algif_aead module did not properly
handle in-place cryptographic operations. This flaw is known as Copy Fail.
A local attacker could use this to escalate privileges, or possibly escape
a container. (CVE-2026-31431)

It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly handle shared page
fragments during socket buffer operations, collectively known as Dirty
Frag. A logic flaw existed in the XFRM ESP-in-TCP subsystem and in the
RxRPC networking subsystem when processing paged fragments. A local
attacker could use this to escalate privileges, or possibly escape a
container. (CVE-2026-43284, CVE-2026-43500, CVE-2026-45998, CVE-2026-46000)

It was discovered that a logic flaw existed in the XFRM...

It was discovered that the Linux kernel algif_aead module did not properly
handle in-place cryptographic operations. This flaw is known as Copy Fail.
A local attacker could use this to escalate privileges, or possibly escape
a container. (CVE-2026-31431)

It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly handle shared page
fragments during socket buffer operations, collectively known as Dirty
Frag. A logic flaw existed in the XFRM ESP-in-TCP subsystem and in the
RxRPC networking subsystem when processing paged fragments. A local
attacker could use this to escalate privileges, or possibly escape a
container. (CVE-2026-43284, CVE-2026-43500, CVE-2026-45998, CVE-2026-46000)

It was discovered that a logic flaw existed in the XFRM ESP-in-TCP
subsystem in the Linux kernel when handling socket buffer fragments. This
flaw is known as Fragnesia. A local attacker could use this to escalate
privileges, or possibly escape a container. (CVE-2026-43503,
CVE-2026-46300)

Qualys discovered that a race condition existed in the ptrace subsystem of
the Linux kernel when privileged processes are exiting. An unprivileged
local attacker could use this issue to expose sensitive information.
(CVE-2026-46333)

Tristan Madani discovered that Ubuntu Linux kernel 6.8, 6.17 and 7.0
contain a memory leak when handling AppArmor notifications. A local
attacker could use this to cause resource exhaustion. (CVE-2026-47326)

Tristan Madani discovered that Ubuntu Linux kernel 6.8, 6.17 and 7.0
contain a NULL pointer dereference when handling AppArmor notifications. A
local attacker could use this to cause a kernel oops. (CVE-2026-47327)

Tristan Madani discovered that Ubuntu Linux kernel 6.8, 6.17 and 7.0
contained an invalid free when handling AppArmor notifications. A local
attacker could use this to corrupt kernel memory. (CVE-2026-47328)

Tristan Madani discovered that Ubuntu Linux kernel 6.8, 6.17 and 7.0
contained insufficient validation of AppArmor notification responses. A
local attacker could use this to allow crafted responses to be processed.
(CVE-2026-47329)

Tristan Madani discovered that Ubuntu Linux kernel 6.8, 6.17 and 7.0 used
an uninitialized variable when handling AppArmor notifications. A local
attacker could use this to cause incorrect caching of data.
(CVE-2026-47330)

Tristan Madani discovered that Ubuntu Linux kernel 6.8, 6.17 and 7.0
contained an out-of-bounds (OOB) read when handling AppArmor notifications.
A local attacker could use this to cause information disclosure of kernel
memory. (CVE-2026-47332)

Tristan Madani discovered that Ubuntu Linux kernel 6.8, 6.17 and 7.0
contained a out-of-bounds (OOB) read when handling AppArmor notifications.
A local attacker could use this to cause kernel memory corruption and,
theoretically, influence processing of AppArmor policies. (CVE-2026-47333)

Tristan Madani discovered that Ubuntu Linux kernel 6.8, 6.17 and 7.0
contained incorrect holding of locks when handling AppArmor notifications.
A local attacker could use this to cause a kernel panic or deadlock.
(CVE-2026-47334)

Tristan Madani and Trevor Lawrence have each independently discovered that
Ubuntu Linux kernel 6.8, 6.17 and 7.0 contained a NULL pointer dereference
when handling AppArmor network socket mediation. A local attacker could use
this to cause a kernel oops. (CVE-2026-47337)

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:

  • S390 architecture;
  • Cryptographic API;
  • GPU drivers;
  • Ethernet bonding driver;
  • Network file system (NFS) server daemon;
  • Distributed Switch Architecture;
  • Netfilter;
  • Control group (cgroup);
  • Kernel kexec() syscall;
  • Memory management;
  • MAC80211 subsystem;
  • Multipath TCP;
  • Packet sockets;
  • RDS protocol;
  • RxRPC session sockets;
  • TLS protocol;
  • Unix domain sockets;
  • AppArmor security module

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
25.10 questing linux-image-6.17.0-1018-gcp –  6.17.0-1018.19
linux-image-6.17.0-1018-gcp-64k –  6.17.0-1018.19
linux-image-gcp –  6.17.0-1018.19
linux-image-gcp-6.17 –  6.17.0-1018.19
linux-image-gcp-64k –  6.17.0-1018.19
linux-image-gcp-64k-6.17 –  6.17.0-1018.19
24.04 LTS noble linux-image-6.17.0-1017-aws –  6.17.0-1017.17~24.04.1
linux-image-6.17.0-1017-aws-64k –  6.17.0-1017.17~24.04.1
linux-image-6.17.0-1018-gcp –  6.17.0-1018.19~24.04.1
linux-image-6.17.0-1018-gcp-64k –  6.17.0-1018.19~24.04.1
linux-image-aws –  6.17.0-1017.17~24.04.1
linux-image-aws-6.17 –  6.17.0-1017.17~24.04.1
linux-image-aws-64k –  6.17.0-1017.17~24.04.1
linux-image-aws-64k-6.17 –  6.17.0-1017.17~24.04.1
linux-image-gcp –  6.17.0-1018.19~24.04.1
linux-image-gcp-6.17 –  6.17.0-1018.19~24.04.1
linux-image-gcp-64k –  6.17.0-1018.19~24.04.1
linux-image-gcp-64k-6.17 –  6.17.0-1018.19~24.04.1

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