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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-8903-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 365462

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-8903-1 advisory.

 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:

 - ARM32 architecture;

 - ARM64 architecture;

 - MIPS architecture;

 - x86 architecture;

 - Intel NPU Driver;

 - Auxiliary display drivers;

 - Compressed RAM block device driver;

 - GPIO subsystem;

 - GPU drivers;

 - HID subsystem;

 - I2C subsystem;

 - IIO subsystem;

 - InfiniBand drivers;

 - Input Device core drivers;

 - Input Device (Mouse) drivers;

 - Multiple devices driver;

 - Media drivers;

 - Fastrpc Driver;

 - Ethernet bonding driver;

 - Network drivers;

 - Mellanox network drivers;

 - Microsoft Azure Network Adapter (MANA) driver;

 - Texas Instruments network drivers;

 - NVMEM (Non Volatile Memory) drivers;

 - Parport drivers;

 - SCSI subsystem;

 - SLIMbus drivers;

 - NVIDIA Tegra SoC drivers;

 - SPI subsystem;

 - Trusted Execution Environment drivers;

 - Thunderbolt and USB4 drivers;

 - TTY drivers;

 - USB Device Class drivers;

 - DesignWare USB2 driver;

 - USB Gadget drivers;

 - USB Dual Role (OTG-ready) Controller drivers;

 - USB Serial drivers;

 - USB Type-C support driver;

 - USB Type-C Port Controller Manager driver;

 - USB Type-C Connector System Software Interface driver;

 - USB over IP driver;

 - Framebuffer layer;

 - Ext4 file system;

 - FUSE (File system in Userspace);

 - File systems infrastructure;

 - SMB network file system;

 - Mellanox drivers;

 - Network traffic control;

 - Bluetooth subsystem;

 - IPv4 networking;

 - Netfilter;

 - IPv6 networking;

 - Network sockets;

 - XFRM subsystem;

 - IPC subsystem;

 - Signal handling mechanism;

 - Memory management;

 - 6LoWPAN network protocol;

 - IEEE 802 network protocols;

 - B.A.T.M.A.N. meshing protocol;

 - Ethernet bridge;

 - Networking core;

 - Devlink API;

 - Ethtool driver;

 - Handshake API;

 - HSR network protocol;

 - IEEE802154.4 network protocol;

 - IUCV driver;

 - L2TP protocol;

 - MAC80211 subsystem;

 - Management Component Transport Protocol (MCTP);

 - Multipath TCP;

 - NetLabel subsystem;

 - NFC subsystem;

 - Open vSwitch;

 - Qualcomm IPC Router (QRTR);

 - RDS protocol;

 - RxRPC session sockets;

 - SCTP protocol;

 - SMC sockets;

 - VMware vSockets driver;

 - Wireless networking;

 - ALSA framework;

 - Simple audio multiplexer codec driver;

 - Wolfson Microelectronics audio codecs;

 - KVM subsystem; (CVE-2025-68296, CVE-2025-68768, CVE-2026-23346, CVE-2026-31663, CVE-2026-43116, CVE-2026-43219, CVE-2026-43240, CVE-2026-43303, CVE-2026-43311, CVE-2026-43331, CVE-2026-45850, CVE-2026-45930, CVE-2026-46203, CVE-2026-46320, CVE-2026-46321, CVE-2026-46322, CVE-2026-52908, CVE-2026-52910, CVE-2026-52913, CVE-2026-52917, CVE-2026-52923, CVE-2026-52927, CVE-2026-52929, CVE-2026-52930, CVE-2026-52934, CVE-2026-52935, CVE-2026-52939, CVE-2026-52942, CVE-2026-52943, CVE-2026-52944, CVE-2026-52947, CVE-2026-52948, CVE-2026-53080, CVE-2026-53132, CVE-2026-53133, CVE-2026-53134, CVE-2026-53135, CVE-2026-53136, CVE-2026-53137, CVE-2026-53138, CVE-2026-53140, CVE-2026-53143, CVE-2026-53144, CVE-2026-53146, CVE-2026-53147, CVE-2026-53148, CVE-2026-53149, CVE-2026-53150, CVE-2026-53154, CVE-2026-53156, CVE-2026-53158, CVE-2026-53159, CVE-2026-53160, CVE-2026-53161, CVE-2026-53168, CVE-2026-53177, CVE-2026-53181, CVE-2026-53182, CVE-2026-53183, CVE-2026-53184, CVE-2026-53185, CVE-2026-53190, CVE-2026-53194, CVE-2026-53195, CVE-2026-53196, CVE-2026-53198, CVE-2026-53199, CVE-2026-53202, CVE-2026-53205, CVE-2026-53208, CVE-2026-53209, CVE-2026-53210, CVE-2026-53213, CVE-2026-53214, CVE-2026-53217, CVE-2026-53218, CVE-2026-53219, CVE-2026-53220, CVE-2026-53223, CVE-2026-53227, CVE-2026-53229, CVE-2026-53230, CVE-2026-53232, CVE-2026-53236, CVE-2026-53237, CVE-2026-53238, CVE-2026-53239, CVE-2026-53242, CVE-2026-53245, CVE-2026-53249, CVE-2026-53251, CVE-2026-53252, CVE-2026-53253, CVE-2026-53254, CVE-2026-53255, CVE-2026-53256, CVE-2026-53261, CVE-2026-53262, CVE-2026-53263, CVE-2026-53264, CVE-2026-53265, CVE-2026-53266, CVE-2026-53267, CVE-2026-53268, CVE-2026-53269, CVE-2026-53270, CVE-2026-53273, CVE-2026-53274, CVE-2026-53275, CVE-2026-53329, CVE-2026-53331, CVE-2026-53332, CVE-2026-53336, CVE-2026-53337, CVE-2026-53339, CVE-2026-53343, CVE-2026-53345, CVE-2026-53347, CVE-2026-53349, CVE-2026-53350, CVE-2026-53352, CVE-2026-53353, CVE-2026-53356, CVE-2026-53358, CVE-2026-63867, CVE-2026-63868, CVE-2026-63869, CVE-2026-63870, CVE-2026-63871, CVE-2026-63875, CVE-2026-63876, CVE-2026-63877, CVE-2026-63881, CVE-2026-63882, CVE-2026-63883, CVE-2026-63884, CVE-2026-63889, CVE-2026-63890, CVE-2026-63891, CVE-2026-63892, CVE-2026-63893, CVE-2026-63895, CVE-2026-63896, CVE-2026-63897, CVE-2026-63898, CVE-2026-63899, CVE-2026-63900, CVE-2026-63901, CVE-2026-63902, CVE-2026-63903, CVE-2026-63904, CVE-2026-63905, CVE-2026-63906, CVE-2026-63908, CVE-2026-63909, CVE-2026-63913, CVE-2026-63914, CVE-2026-63915, CVE-2026-63916, CVE-2026-63917, CVE-2026-63919, CVE-2026-63920, CVE-2026-63921, CVE-2026-63925, CVE-2026-63926, CVE-2026-63927, CVE-2026-63928, CVE-2026-63930, CVE-2026-63931, CVE-2026-63933, CVE-2026-63934, CVE-2026-63942, CVE-2026-63943, CVE-2026-63944, CVE-2026-63945, CVE-2026-63946, CVE-2026-63947, CVE-2026-63948, CVE-2026-63949, CVE-2026-63952, CVE-2026-63954, CVE-2026-63956, CVE-2026-63957, CVE-2026-63958, CVE-2026-63959, CVE-2026-63960, CVE-2026-63961, CVE-2026-63964, CVE-2026-63967, CVE-2026-63968, CVE-2026-63969, CVE-2026-63971, CVE-2026-63973, CVE-2026-63974, CVE-2026-63975, CVE-2026-63976, CVE-2026-63980, CVE-2026-63985, CVE-2026-63990, CVE-2026-63991, CVE-2026-64001, CVE-2026-64002, CVE-2026-64003, CVE-2026-64004, CVE-2026-64005, CVE-2026-64006, CVE-2026-64009, CVE-2026-64010, CVE-2026-64011, CVE-2026-64012, CVE-2026-64014, CVE-2026-64026, CVE-2026-64090, CVE-2026-64093, CVE-2026-64094, CVE-2026-64095, CVE-2026-64099, CVE-2026-64123, CVE-2026-64131, CVE-2026-64222, CVE-2026-64233, CVE-2026-64234, CVE-2026-64237, CVE-2026-64239, CVE-2026-64240, CVE-2026-64242, CVE-2026-64243, CVE-2026-64524, CVE-2026-64525, CVE-2026-64527, CVE-2026-64528, CVE-2026-92502)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected kernel package.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8903-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 365462

File Name: ubuntu_USN-8903-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/13/2026

Updated: 10/13/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.3

Percentile: 99.82

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-53196

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-64242

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-6.8.0-1066-aws-64k, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-6.8.0-1066-aws, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-6.8.0-146-generic-64k, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-6.8.0-146-generic

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/8/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/3/2025

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 9/21/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-68296, CVE-2025-68768, CVE-2026-23346, CVE-2026-31663, CVE-2026-43116, CVE-2026-43219, CVE-2026-43240, CVE-2026-43303, CVE-2026-43311, CVE-2026-43331, CVE-2026-45850, CVE-2026-45930, CVE-2026-46203, CVE-2026-46320, CVE-2026-46321, CVE-2026-46322, CVE-2026-52908, CVE-2026-52910, CVE-2026-52913, CVE-2026-52917, CVE-2026-52923, CVE-2026-52927, CVE-2026-52929, CVE-2026-52930, CVE-2026-52934, CVE-2026-52935, CVE-2026-52939, CVE-2026-52942, CVE-2026-52943, CVE-2026-52944, CVE-2026-52947, CVE-2026-52948, CVE-2026-53080, CVE-2026-53132, CVE-2026-53133, CVE-2026-53134, CVE-2026-53135, CVE-2026-53136, CVE-2026-53137, CVE-2026-53138, CVE-2026-53140, CVE-2026-53143, CVE-2026-53144, CVE-2026-53146, CVE-2026-53147, CVE-2026-53148, CVE-2026-53149, CVE-2026-53150, CVE-2026-53154, CVE-2026-53156, CVE-2026-53158, CVE-2026-53159, CVE-2026-53160, CVE-2026-53161, CVE-2026-53168, CVE-2026-53177, CVE-2026-53181, CVE-2026-53182, CVE-2026-53183, CVE-2026-53184, CVE-2026-53185, CVE-2026-53190, CVE-2026-53194, CVE-2026-53195, CVE-2026-53196, CVE-2026-53198, CVE-2026-53199, CVE-2026-53202, CVE-2026-53205, CVE-2026-53208, CVE-2026-53209, CVE-2026-53210, CVE-2026-53213, CVE-2026-53214, CVE-2026-53217, CVE-2026-53218, CVE-2026-53219, CVE-2026-53220, CVE-2026-53223, CVE-2026-53227, CVE-2026-53229, CVE-2026-53230, CVE-2026-53232, CVE-2026-53236, CVE-2026-53237, CVE-2026-53238, CVE-2026-53239, CVE-2026-53242, CVE-2026-53245, CVE-2026-53249, CVE-2026-53251, CVE-2026-53252, CVE-2026-53253, CVE-2026-53254, CVE-2026-53255, CVE-2026-53256, CVE-2026-53261, CVE-2026-53262, CVE-2026-53263, CVE-2026-53264, CVE-2026-53265, CVE-2026-53266, CVE-2026-53267, CVE-2026-53268, CVE-2026-53269, CVE-2026-53270, CVE-2026-53273, CVE-2026-53274, CVE-2026-53275, CVE-2026-53329, CVE-2026-53331, CVE-2026-53332, CVE-2026-53336, CVE-2026-53337, CVE-2026-53339, CVE-2026-53343, CVE-2026-53345, CVE-2026-53347, CVE-2026-53349, CVE-2026-53350, CVE-2026-53352, CVE-2026-53353, CVE-2026-53356, CVE-2026-53358, CVE-2026-63867, CVE-2026-63868, CVE-2026-63869, CVE-2026-63870, CVE-2026-63871, CVE-2026-63875, CVE-2026-63876, CVE-2026-63877, CVE-2026-63881, CVE-2026-63882, CVE-2026-63883, CVE-2026-63884, CVE-2026-63889, CVE-2026-63890, CVE-2026-63891, CVE-2026-63892, CVE-2026-63893, CVE-2026-63895, CVE-2026-63896, CVE-2026-63897, CVE-2026-63898, CVE-2026-63899, CVE-2026-63900, CVE-2026-63901, CVE-2026-63902, CVE-2026-63903, CVE-2026-63904, CVE-2026-63905, CVE-2026-63906, CVE-2026-63908, CVE-2026-63909, CVE-2026-63913, CVE-2026-63914, CVE-2026-63915, CVE-2026-63916, CVE-2026-63917, CVE-2026-63919, CVE-2026-63920, CVE-2026-63921, CVE-2026-63925, CVE-2026-63926, CVE-2026-63927, CVE-2026-63928, CVE-2026-63930, CVE-2026-63931, CVE-2026-63933, CVE-2026-63934, CVE-2026-63942, CVE-2026-63943, CVE-2026-63944, CVE-2026-63945, CVE-2026-63946, CVE-2026-63947, CVE-2026-63948, CVE-2026-63949, CVE-2026-63952, CVE-2026-63954, CVE-2026-63956, CVE-2026-63957, CVE-2026-63958, CVE-2026-63959, CVE-2026-63960, CVE-2026-63961, CVE-2026-63964, CVE-2026-63967, CVE-2026-63968, CVE-2026-63969, CVE-2026-63971, CVE-2026-63973, CVE-2026-63974, CVE-2026-63975, CVE-2026-63976, CVE-2026-63980, CVE-2026-63985, CVE-2026-63990, CVE-2026-63991, CVE-2026-64001, CVE-2026-64002, CVE-2026-64003, CVE-2026-64004, CVE-2026-64005, CVE-2026-64006, CVE-2026-64009, CVE-2026-64010, CVE-2026-64011, CVE-2026-64012, CVE-2026-64014, CVE-2026-64026, CVE-2026-64090, CVE-2026-64093, CVE-2026-64094, CVE-2026-64095, CVE-2026-64099, CVE-2026-64123, CVE-2026-64131, CVE-2026-64222, CVE-2026-64233, CVE-2026-64234, CVE-2026-64237, CVE-2026-64239, CVE-2026-64240, CVE-2026-64242, CVE-2026-64243, CVE-2026-64524, CVE-2026-64525, CVE-2026-64527, CVE-2026-64528, CVE-2026-92502

USN: 8903-1