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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-9018-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 381339

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Ubuntu 26.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-9018-1 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:

 - Network file systems library;

 - Stream parser;

 - ARM64 architecture;

 - PowerPC architecture;

 - RISC-V architecture;

 - S390 architecture;

 - User-Mode Linux (UML);

 - x86 architecture;

 - Block layer subsystem;

 - Android drivers;

 - Bluetooth drivers;

 - TPM device driver;

 - DPLL subsystem;

 - EDAC drivers;

 - GPIO subsystem;

 - GPU drivers;

 - HID subsystem;

 - IIO subsystem;

 - IIO ADC drivers;

 - InfiniBand drivers;

 - Input Device (Miscellaneous) drivers;

 - Multiple devices driver;

 - MemoryStick subsystem;

 - MMC subsystem;

 - MTD block device drivers;

 - Network drivers;

 - Ethernet bonding driver;

 - Mellanox network drivers;

 - STMicroelectronics network drivers;

 - Ethernet team driver;

 - MediaTek network drivers;

 - NVME drivers;

 - Device tree and open firmware driver;

 - Power sequencing drivers;

 - Voltage and Current Regulator drivers;

 - Real Time Clock drivers;

 - SCSI subsystem;

 - Greybus lights staging drivers;

 - Trusted Execution Environment drivers;

 - Thunderbolt and USB4 drivers;

 - TTY drivers;

 - Cadence USB3 driver;

 - USB Device Class drivers;

 - USB core drivers;

 - DesignWare USB2 driver;

 - DesignWare USB3 driver;

 - USB Gadget drivers;

 - USB Serial drivers;

 - USB Mass Storage drivers;

 - USB Type-C support driver;

 - USB Type-C Port Controller Manager driver;

 - TI TPS6598x USB Power Delivery controller driver;

 - USB Type-C Connector System Software Interface driver;

 - Amazon Nitro Enclaves driver;

 - Virtual machine generation ID driver;

 - BTRFS file system;

 - File systems infrastructure;

 - SMB network file system;

 - XFS file system;

 - BPF subsystem;

 - io_uring subsystem;

 - Netfilter;

 - Namespaces infrastructure;

 - Networking core;

 - Networking subsytem;

 - Virtio network driver;

 - Bluetooth subsystem;

 - IPv4 networking;

 - Network traffic control;

 - Audit subsystem;

 - Control group (cgroup);

 - Perf events;

 - Kernel fork() syscall;

 - Kernel futex primitives;

 - KProbes tracing;

 - Kexec HandOver (KHO);

 - Kernel module support;

 - Tracing infrastructure;

 - Workqueue subsystem;

 - Memory management;

 - Ethernet bridge;

 - Devlink API;

 - IPv6 networking;

 - MAC80211 subsystem;

 - Management Component Transport Protocol (MCTP);

 - Open vSwitch;

 - Packet sockets;

 - SCTP protocol;

 - SMC sockets;

 - TIPC protocol;

 - VMware vSockets driver;

 - Wireless networking;

 - XFRM subsystem;

 - Drivers core;

 - Key management;

 - SELinux security module;

 - ALSA framework;

 - Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi driver;

 - Analog Devices audio codecs;

 - Maxim audio codecs;

 - Realtek audio codecs;

 - QCOM ASoC drivers;

 - Samsung ASoC drivers;

 - SoundWire (SDCA) ASoC drivers;

 - USB sound devices; (CVE-2026-68305, CVE-2026-72404, CVE-2026-72497, CVE-2026-74527, CVE-2026-74568, CVE-2026-89568, CVE-2026-89764, CVE-2026-89907, CVE-2026-90144, CVE-2026-90155, CVE-2026-90162, CVE-2026-90167, CVE-2026-90317, CVE-2026-93175, CVE-2026-98038, CVE-2026-98375, CVE-2026-98432, CVE-2026-98655, CVE-2026-98656, CVE-2026-98657, CVE-2026-98658, CVE-2026-98659, CVE-2026-98660, CVE-2026-98661, CVE-2026-98662, CVE-2026-98663, CVE-2026-98664, CVE-2026-98665, CVE-2026-98666, CVE-2026-98667, CVE-2026-98668, CVE-2026-98669, CVE-2026-98670, CVE-2026-98671, CVE-2026-98672, CVE-2026-98673, CVE-2026-98674, CVE-2026-98675, CVE-2026-98676, CVE-2026-98677, CVE-2026-98678, CVE-2026-98679, CVE-2026-98680, CVE-2026-98681, CVE-2026-98682, CVE-2026-98683, CVE-2026-98684, CVE-2026-98685, CVE-2026-98686, CVE-2026-98687, CVE-2026-98689, CVE-2026-98690, CVE-2026-98691, CVE-2026-98692, CVE-2026-98693, CVE-2026-98694, CVE-2026-98695, CVE-2026-98696, CVE-2026-98697, CVE-2026-98698, CVE-2026-98699, CVE-2026-98700, CVE-2026-98701, CVE-2026-98702, CVE-2026-98703, CVE-2026-98704, CVE-2026-98705, CVE-2026-98706, CVE-2026-98707, CVE-2026-98708, CVE-2026-98709, CVE-2026-98710, CVE-2026-98711, CVE-2026-98712, CVE-2026-98713, CVE-2026-98714, CVE-2026-98715, CVE-2026-98716, CVE-2026-98717, CVE-2026-98718, CVE-2026-98719, CVE-2026-98720, CVE-2026-98721, CVE-2026-98722, CVE-2026-98723, CVE-2026-98724, CVE-2026-98725, CVE-2026-98726, CVE-2026-98727, CVE-2026-98728, CVE-2026-98729, CVE-2026-98730, CVE-2026-98731, CVE-2026-98732, CVE-2026-98733, CVE-2026-98734, CVE-2026-98735, CVE-2026-98736, CVE-2026-98737, CVE-2026-98738, CVE-2026-98739, CVE-2026-98740, CVE-2026-98741, CVE-2026-98742, CVE-2026-98743, CVE-2026-98744, CVE-2026-98745, CVE-2026-98746, CVE-2026-98747, CVE-2026-98748, CVE-2026-98749, CVE-2026-98750, CVE-2026-98751, CVE-2026-98752, CVE-2026-98753, CVE-2026-98754, CVE-2026-98755, CVE-2026-98756, CVE-2026-98757, CVE-2026-98758, CVE-2026-98759, CVE-2026-98760, CVE-2026-98761, CVE-2026-98762, CVE-2026-98763, CVE-2026-98764, CVE-2026-98765, CVE-2026-98766, CVE-2026-98767, CVE-2026-98768, CVE-2026-98769, CVE-2026-98770, CVE-2026-98771, CVE-2026-98772, CVE-2026-98773, CVE-2026-98774, CVE-2026-98775, CVE-2026-98776, CVE-2026-98777, CVE-2026-98778, CVE-2026-98779, CVE-2026-98780, CVE-2026-98781, CVE-2026-98782, CVE-2026-98783, CVE-2026-98784, CVE-2026-98785, CVE-2026-98786, CVE-2026-98788, CVE-2026-98789, CVE-2026-98790, CVE-2026-98791, CVE-2026-98792, CVE-2026-98793, CVE-2026-98794, CVE-2026-98795, CVE-2026-98796, CVE-2026-98797, CVE-2026-98798, CVE-2026-98799, CVE-2026-98800, CVE-2026-98801, CVE-2026-98802, CVE-2026-98803, CVE-2026-98804, CVE-2026-98805, CVE-2026-98806, CVE-2026-98807, CVE-2026-98808, CVE-2026-98809, CVE-2026-98810, CVE-2026-98811, CVE-2026-98812, CVE-2026-98813, CVE-2026-98814, CVE-2026-98816, CVE-2026-98817, CVE-2026-98818, CVE-2026-98819, CVE-2026-98820, CVE-2026-98821, CVE-2026-98822, CVE-2026-98823, CVE-2026-98824, CVE-2026-98825, CVE-2026-98826, CVE-2026-98827, CVE-2026-98828, CVE-2026-98829, CVE-2026-98830, CVE-2026-98831, CVE-2026-98833, CVE-2026-98834, CVE-2026-98835, CVE-2026-98836, CVE-2026-98837, CVE-2026-98838, CVE-2026-98839, CVE-2026-98840, CVE-2026-98841, CVE-2026-98842, CVE-2026-98843, CVE-2026-98844, CVE-2026-98845, CVE-2026-98846, CVE-2026-98847, CVE-2026-98848, CVE-2026-98849, CVE-2026-98850, CVE-2026-98851, CVE-2026-98852, CVE-2026-98853, CVE-2026-98854, CVE-2026-98855, CVE-2026-98856, CVE-2026-98857, CVE-2026-98858, CVE-2026-98859, CVE-2026-98860, CVE-2026-98861, CVE-2026-98862, CVE-2026-98863, CVE-2026-98931, CVE-2026-98932, CVE-2026-98933, CVE-2026-98934, CVE-2026-98935, CVE-2026-98936, CVE-2026-98937, CVE-2026-98939, CVE-2026-98940, CVE-2026-98944, CVE-2026-98945, CVE-2026-98946, CVE-2026-98947, CVE-2026-98948, CVE-2026-98949, CVE-2026-98950, CVE-2026-98951, CVE-2026-98952, CVE-2026-98953, CVE-2026-98954, CVE-2026-98955, CVE-2026-98956, CVE-2026-98957, CVE-2026-98958, CVE-2026-98959, CVE-2026-98960, CVE-2026-98961, CVE-2026-98962, CVE-2026-98963, CVE-2026-98964, CVE-2026-98965, CVE-2026-98966, CVE-2026-98967, CVE-2026-98968, CVE-2026-98969, CVE-2026-98970, CVE-2026-98971, CVE-2026-98972, CVE-2026-98973, CVE-2026-98974, CVE-2026-98975, CVE-2026-98977, CVE-2026-98978, CVE-2026-98979, CVE-2026-98980, CVE-2026-98981, CVE-2026-98982, CVE-2026-98983, CVE-2026-98984, CVE-2026-98985, CVE-2026-98986, CVE-2026-98987, CVE-2026-98988, CVE-2026-98989, CVE-2026-98990, CVE-2026-98991, CVE-2026-98992, CVE-2026-98993, CVE-2026-98994, CVE-2026-98995, CVE-2026-98996, CVE-2026-98997, CVE-2026-98999, CVE-2026-99000, CVE-2026-99001, CVE-2026-99002, CVE-2026-99003, CVE-2026-99004, CVE-2026-99005, CVE-2026-99006, CVE-2026-99007, CVE-2026-99008, CVE-2026-99009, CVE-2026-99010, CVE-2026-99011, CVE-2026-99012, CVE-2026-99013, CVE-2026-99014, CVE-2026-99015, CVE-2026-99016, CVE-2026-99017, CVE-2026-99018, CVE-2026-99019, CVE-2026-99020, CVE-2026-99021, CVE-2026-99022, CVE-2026-99023, CVE-2026-99024, CVE-2026-99025, CVE-2026-99026, CVE-2026-99027, CVE-2026-99028, CVE-2026-99029, CVE-2026-99030, CVE-2026-99031, CVE-2026-99032, CVE-2026-99033, CVE-2026-99034, CVE-2026-99035, CVE-2026-99036, CVE-2026-99037, CVE-2026-99038, CVE-2026-99039, CVE-2026-99040, CVE-2026-99041, CVE-2026-99043, CVE-2026-99044, CVE-2026-99045, CVE-2026-99046, CVE-2026-99047, CVE-2026-99048, CVE-2026-99049, CVE-2026-99050, CVE-2026-99051, CVE-2026-99052, CVE-2026-99053, CVE-2026-99054, CVE-2026-99055, CVE-2026-99056, CVE-2026-99057, CVE-2026-99058, CVE-2026-99059, CVE-2026-99060, CVE-2026-99061, CVE-2026-99062, CVE-2026-99063, CVE-2026-99064, CVE-2026-99065, CVE-2026-99066, CVE-2026-99067, CVE-2026-99068, CVE-2026-99069, CVE-2026-99070, CVE-2026-99071, CVE-2026-99072, CVE-2026-99073, CVE-2026-99074, CVE-2026-99075, CVE-2026-99076, CVE-2026-99077, CVE-2026-99078, CVE-2026-99079, CVE-2026-99080, CVE-2026-99081, CVE-2026-99088, CVE-2026-99089, CVE-2026-99090, CVE-2026-99091, CVE-2026-99092, CVE-2026-99093, CVE-2026-99094, CVE-2026-99095, CVE-2026-99096, CVE-2026-99097, CVE-2026-99098, CVE-2026-99099, CVE-2026-99999)

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-9018-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 381339

File Name: ubuntu_USN-9018-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/14/2026

Updated: 11/14/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.2

Percentile: 99.78

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-99079

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:26.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-7.0.0-1016-oracle-64k, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-7.0.0-1016-oracle, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-7.0.0-1017-aws-64k, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-7.0.0-1017-aws, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-7.0.0-1017-gcp-64k, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-7.0.0-1017-gcp, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-7.0.0-1018-ibm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-7.0.0-1018-oem, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-7.0.0-43-generic-64k, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-7.0.0-43-generic

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/10/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/10/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-68305, CVE-2026-72404, CVE-2026-72497, CVE-2026-74527, CVE-2026-74568, CVE-2026-89568, CVE-2026-89764, CVE-2026-89907, CVE-2026-90144, CVE-2026-90155, CVE-2026-90162, CVE-2026-90167, CVE-2026-90317, CVE-2026-93175, CVE-2026-98038, CVE-2026-98375, CVE-2026-98432, CVE-2026-98655, CVE-2026-98656, CVE-2026-98657, CVE-2026-98658, CVE-2026-98659, CVE-2026-98660, CVE-2026-98661, CVE-2026-98662, CVE-2026-98663, CVE-2026-98664, CVE-2026-98665, CVE-2026-98666, CVE-2026-98667, CVE-2026-98668, CVE-2026-98669, CVE-2026-98670, CVE-2026-98671, CVE-2026-98672, CVE-2026-98673, CVE-2026-98674, CVE-2026-98675, CVE-2026-98676, CVE-2026-98677, CVE-2026-98678, CVE-2026-98679, CVE-2026-98680, CVE-2026-98681, CVE-2026-98682, CVE-2026-98683, CVE-2026-98684, CVE-2026-98685, CVE-2026-98686, CVE-2026-98687, CVE-2026-98689, CVE-2026-98690, CVE-2026-98691, CVE-2026-98692, CVE-2026-98693, CVE-2026-98694, CVE-2026-98695, CVE-2026-98696, CVE-2026-98697, CVE-2026-98698, CVE-2026-98699, CVE-2026-98700, CVE-2026-98701, CVE-2026-98702, CVE-2026-98703, CVE-2026-98704, CVE-2026-98705, CVE-2026-98706, CVE-2026-98707, CVE-2026-98708, CVE-2026-98709, CVE-2026-98710, CVE-2026-98711, CVE-2026-98712, CVE-2026-98713, CVE-2026-98714, CVE-2026-98715, CVE-2026-98716, CVE-2026-98717, CVE-2026-98718, CVE-2026-98719, CVE-2026-98720, CVE-2026-98721, CVE-2026-98722, CVE-2026-98723, CVE-2026-98724, CVE-2026-98725, CVE-2026-98726, CVE-2026-98727, CVE-2026-98728, CVE-2026-98729, CVE-2026-98730, CVE-2026-98731, CVE-2026-98732, CVE-2026-98733, CVE-2026-98734, CVE-2026-98735, CVE-2026-98736, CVE-2026-98737, CVE-2026-98738, CVE-2026-98739, CVE-2026-98740, CVE-2026-98741, CVE-2026-98742, CVE-2026-98743, CVE-2026-98744, CVE-2026-98745, CVE-2026-98746, CVE-2026-98747, CVE-2026-98748, CVE-2026-98749, CVE-2026-98750, CVE-2026-98751, CVE-2026-98752, CVE-2026-98753, CVE-2026-98754, CVE-2026-98755, CVE-2026-98756, CVE-2026-98757, CVE-2026-98758, CVE-2026-98759, CVE-2026-98760, CVE-2026-98761, CVE-2026-98762, CVE-2026-98763, CVE-2026-98764, CVE-2026-98765, CVE-2026-98766, CVE-2026-98767, CVE-2026-98768, CVE-2026-98769, CVE-2026-98770, CVE-2026-98771, CVE-2026-98772, CVE-2026-98773, CVE-2026-98774, CVE-2026-98775, CVE-2026-98776, CVE-2026-98777, CVE-2026-98778, CVE-2026-98779, CVE-2026-98780, CVE-2026-98781, CVE-2026-98782, CVE-2026-98783, CVE-2026-98784, CVE-2026-98785, CVE-2026-98786, CVE-2026-98788, CVE-2026-98789, CVE-2026-98790, CVE-2026-98791, CVE-2026-98792, CVE-2026-98793, CVE-2026-98794, CVE-2026-98795, CVE-2026-98796, CVE-2026-98797, CVE-2026-98798, CVE-2026-98799, CVE-2026-98800, CVE-2026-98801, CVE-2026-98802, CVE-2026-98803, CVE-2026-98804, CVE-2026-98805, CVE-2026-98806, CVE-2026-98807, CVE-2026-98808, CVE-2026-98809, CVE-2026-98810, CVE-2026-98811, CVE-2026-98812, CVE-2026-98813, CVE-2026-98814, CVE-2026-98816, CVE-2026-98817, CVE-2026-98818, CVE-2026-98819, CVE-2026-98820, CVE-2026-98821, CVE-2026-98822, CVE-2026-98823, CVE-2026-98824, CVE-2026-98825, CVE-2026-98826, CVE-2026-98827, CVE-2026-98828, CVE-2026-98829, CVE-2026-98830, CVE-2026-98831, CVE-2026-98833, CVE-2026-98834, CVE-2026-98835, CVE-2026-98836, CVE-2026-98837, CVE-2026-98838, CVE-2026-98839, CVE-2026-98840, CVE-2026-98841, CVE-2026-98842, CVE-2026-98843, CVE-2026-98844, CVE-2026-98845, CVE-2026-98846, CVE-2026-98847, CVE-2026-98848, CVE-2026-98849, CVE-2026-98850, CVE-2026-98851, CVE-2026-98852, CVE-2026-98853, CVE-2026-98854, CVE-2026-98855, CVE-2026-98856, CVE-2026-98857, CVE-2026-98858, CVE-2026-98859, CVE-2026-98860, CVE-2026-98861, CVE-2026-98862, CVE-2026-98863, CVE-2026-98931, CVE-2026-98932, CVE-2026-98933, CVE-2026-98934, CVE-2026-98935, CVE-2026-98936, CVE-2026-98937, CVE-2026-98939, CVE-2026-98940, CVE-2026-98944, CVE-2026-98945, CVE-2026-98946, CVE-2026-98947, CVE-2026-98948, CVE-2026-98949, CVE-2026-98950, CVE-2026-98951, CVE-2026-98952, CVE-2026-98953, CVE-2026-98954, CVE-2026-98955, CVE-2026-98956, CVE-2026-98957, CVE-2026-98958, CVE-2026-98959, CVE-2026-98960, CVE-2026-98961, CVE-2026-98962, CVE-2026-98963, CVE-2026-98964, CVE-2026-98965, CVE-2026-98966, CVE-2026-98967, CVE-2026-98968, CVE-2026-98969, CVE-2026-98970, CVE-2026-98971, CVE-2026-98972, CVE-2026-98973, CVE-2026-98974, CVE-2026-98975, CVE-2026-98977, CVE-2026-98978, CVE-2026-98979, CVE-2026-98980, CVE-2026-98981, CVE-2026-98982, CVE-2026-98983, CVE-2026-98984, CVE-2026-98985, CVE-2026-98986, CVE-2026-98987, CVE-2026-98988, CVE-2026-98989, CVE-2026-98990, CVE-2026-98991, CVE-2026-98992, CVE-2026-98993, CVE-2026-98994, CVE-2026-98995, CVE-2026-98996, CVE-2026-98997, CVE-2026-98999, CVE-2026-99000, CVE-2026-99001, CVE-2026-99002, CVE-2026-99003, CVE-2026-99004, CVE-2026-99005, CVE-2026-99006, CVE-2026-99007, CVE-2026-99008, CVE-2026-99009, CVE-2026-99010, CVE-2026-99011, CVE-2026-99012, CVE-2026-99013, CVE-2026-99014, CVE-2026-99015, CVE-2026-99016, CVE-2026-99017, CVE-2026-99018, CVE-2026-99019, CVE-2026-99020, CVE-2026-99021, CVE-2026-99022, CVE-2026-99023, CVE-2026-99024, CVE-2026-99025, CVE-2026-99026, CVE-2026-99027, CVE-2026-99028, CVE-2026-99029, CVE-2026-99030, CVE-2026-99031, CVE-2026-99032, CVE-2026-99033, CVE-2026-99034, CVE-2026-99035, CVE-2026-99036, CVE-2026-99037, CVE-2026-99038, CVE-2026-99039, CVE-2026-99040, CVE-2026-99041, CVE-2026-99043, CVE-2026-99044, CVE-2026-99045, CVE-2026-99046, CVE-2026-99047, CVE-2026-99048, CVE-2026-99049, CVE-2026-99050, CVE-2026-99051, CVE-2026-99052, CVE-2026-99053, CVE-2026-99054, CVE-2026-99055, CVE-2026-99056, CVE-2026-99057, CVE-2026-99058, CVE-2026-99059, CVE-2026-99060, CVE-2026-99061, CVE-2026-99062, CVE-2026-99063, CVE-2026-99064, CVE-2026-99065, CVE-2026-99066, CVE-2026-99067, CVE-2026-99068, CVE-2026-99069, CVE-2026-99070, CVE-2026-99071, CVE-2026-99072, CVE-2026-99073, CVE-2026-99074, CVE-2026-99075, CVE-2026-99076, CVE-2026-99077, CVE-2026-99078, CVE-2026-99079, CVE-2026-99080, CVE-2026-99081, CVE-2026-99088, CVE-2026-99089, CVE-2026-99090, CVE-2026-99091, CVE-2026-99092, CVE-2026-99093, CVE-2026-99094, CVE-2026-99095, CVE-2026-99096, CVE-2026-99097, CVE-2026-99098, CVE-2026-99099, CVE-2026-99999

USN: 9018-1