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PUBLISHER UPDATE · USN-8729-5

USN-8729-5 release notes and known issues

USN-8729-5: Linux kernel (AWS FIPS) vulnerabilities

Scope: Ubuntu. This update record adds version, fix and known-issue context. Its publication date is not a lifecycle boundary.

Summary

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; - PowerPC architecture; - Compute Acceleration Framework; - Drivers core; - Bluetooth drivers; - Arm Firmware Framework for ARMv8-A(FFA); - EFI core; - GPU drivers; - Hardware monitoring drivers; - InfiniBand drivers; - Network drivers; - Microsoft Azure Network Adapter (MANA) driver; - SCSI subsystem; - SPI subsystem; - Network file systems library; - NTFS3 file system; - SMB network file system; - File systems infrastructure; - Software nodes and device properties; - Bluetooth subsystem; - Netfilter; - Tracing infrastructure; - io_uring subsystem; - IRQ subsystem; - KProbes tracing; - Memory management; - B.A.T.M.A.N. meshing protocol; - Ethernet bridge; - Networking core; - IPv4 networking; - IPv6 networking; - Multipath TCP; - Phonet protocol; - SMC sockets; - TLS protocol; - Unix domain sockets; - VMware vSockets driver; - Wireless networking; - Key management; - Linux Security Modules (LSM) Framework; - ALSA framework; - AudioScience HPI driver; (CVE-2025-71289, CVE-2026-23469, CVE-2026-31420, CVE-2026-31486, CVE-2026-31560, CVE-2026-46158, CVE-2026-46170, CVE-2026-46275, CVE-2026-46315, CVE-2026-52912, CVE-2026-52915, CVE-2026-52916, CVE-2026-52918, CVE-2026-52919, CVE-2026-52921, CVE-2026-52922, CVE-2026-52926, CVE-2026-52941, CVE-2026-53357, CVE-2026-64015, CVE-2026-64018, CVE-2026-64025, CVE-2026-64029, CVE-2026-64032, CVE-2026-64033, CVE-2026-64034, CVE-2026-64039, CVE-2026-64046, CVE-2026-64047, CVE-2026-64048, CVE-2026-64051, CVE-2026-64055, CVE-2026-64056, CVE-2026-64064, CVE-2026-64073, CVE-2026-64083, CVE-2026-64084, CVE-2026-64085, CVE-2026-64086, CVE-2026-64087, CVE-2026-64088, CVE-2026-64089, CVE-2026-64092, CVE-2026-64096, CVE-2026-64097, CVE-2026-64098, CVE-2026-64102, CVE-2026-64103, CVE-2026-64106, CVE-2026-64108, CVE-2026-64109, CVE-2026-64111, CVE-2026-64113, CVE-2026-64114, CVE-2026-64115, CVE-2026-64116, CVE-2026-64118, CVE-2026-64121, CVE-2026-64125, CVE-2026-64126, CVE-2026-64127, CVE-2026-64128, CVE-2026-64133, CVE-2026-64134, CVE-2026-64135, CVE-2026-64136, CVE-2026-64137, CVE-2026-64138, CVE-2026-64144, CVE-2026-64147, CVE-2026-64148, CVE-2026-64153, CVE-2026-64155, CVE-2026-64163, CVE-2026-64165, CVE-2026-64166, CVE-2026-64168, CVE-2026-64170, CVE-2026-64173, CVE-2026-64174, CVE-2026-64177, CVE-2026-64178, CVE-2026-64179, CVE-2026-64180, CVE-2026-64182, CVE-2026-64183, CVE-2026-64184, CVE-2026-64185, CVE-2026-64214, CVE-2026-64217, CVE-2026-64218, CVE-2026-64219, CVE-2026-64220, CVE-2026-64221, CVE-2026-64225, CVE-2026-64231, CVE-2026-64518)

Improvements and security content

  • 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; - PowerPC architecture; - Compute Acceleration Framework; - Drivers core; - Bluetooth drivers; - Arm Firmware Framework for ARMv8-A(FFA); - EFI core; - GPU drivers; - Hardware monitoring drivers; - InfiniBand drivers; - Network drivers; - Microsoft Azure Network Adapter (MANA) driver; - SCSI subsystem; - SPI subsystem; - Network file systems library; - NTFS3 file system; - SMB network file system; - File systems infrastructure; - Software nodes and device properties; - Bluetooth subsystem; - Netfilter; - Tracing infrastructure; - io_uring subsystem; - IRQ subsystem; - KProbes tracing; - Memory management; - B.A.T.M.A.N. meshing protocol; - Ethernet bridge; - Networking core; - IPv4 networking; - IPv6 networking; - Multipath TCP; - Phonet protocol; - SMC sockets; - TLS protocol; - Unix domain sockets; - VMware vSockets driver; - Wireless networking; - Key management; - Linux Security Modules (LSM) Framework; - ALSA framework; - AudioScience HPI driver; (CVE-2025-71289, CVE-2026-23469, CVE-2026-31420, CVE-2026-31486, CVE-2026-31560, CVE-2026-46158, CVE-2026-46170, CVE-2026-46275, CVE-2026-46315, CVE-2026-52912, CVE-2026-52915, CVE-2026-52916, CVE-2026-52918, CVE-2026-52919, CVE-2026-52921, CVE-2026-52922, CVE-2026-52926, CVE-2026-52941, CVE-2026-53357, CVE-2026-64015, CVE-2026-64018, CVE-2026-64025, CVE-2026-64029, CVE-2026-64032, CVE-2026-64033, CVE-2026-64034, CVE-2026-64039, CVE-2026-64046, CVE-2026-64047, CVE-2026-64048, CVE-2026-64051, CVE-2026-64055, CVE-2026-64056, CVE-2026-64064, CVE-2026-64073, CVE-2026-64083, CVE-2026-64084, CVE-2026-64085, CVE-2026-64086, CVE-2026-64087, CVE-2026-64088, CVE-2026-64089, CVE-2026-64092, CVE-2026-64096, CVE-2026-64097, CVE-2026-64098, CVE-2026-64102, CVE-2026-64103, CVE-2026-64106, CVE-2026-64108, CVE-2026-64109, CVE-2026-64111, CVE-2026-64113, CVE-2026-64114, CVE-2026-64115, CVE-2026-64116, CVE-2026-64118, CVE-2026-64121, CVE-2026-64125, CVE-2026-64126, CVE-2026-64127, CVE-2026-64128, CVE-2026-64133, CVE-2026-64134, CVE-2026-64135, CVE-2026-64136, CVE-2026-64137, CVE-2026-64138, CVE-2026-64144, CVE-2026-64147, CVE-2026-64148, CVE-2026-64153, CVE-2026-64155, CVE-2026-64163, CVE-2026-64165, CVE-2026-64166, CVE-2026-64168, CVE-2026-64170, CVE-2026-64173, CVE-2026-64174, CVE-2026-64177, CVE-2026-64178, CVE-2026-64179, CVE-2026-64180, CVE-2026-64182, CVE-2026-64183, CVE-2026-64184, CVE-2026-64185, CVE-2026-64214, CVE-2026-64217, CVE-2026-64218, CVE-2026-64219, CVE-2026-64220, CVE-2026-64221, CVE-2026-64225, CVE-2026-64231, CVE-2026-64518)

Known issues

Publisher statement

Not stated. The verified publisher record does not contain a known-issues statement.

Affected products and versions

Products

  • Ubuntu

Affected versions

  • See the official publisher source for applicability.

Fixed versions or updates

  • No fixed version is stated in this record.

Recommended action

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Related vulnerabilities

BlackTree CVE Intelligence
CVE-2025-71289Open CVE report →CVE-2026-23469Open CVE report →CVE-2026-31420Open CVE report →CVE-2026-31486Open CVE report →CVE-2026-31560Open CVE report →CVE-2026-46158Open CVE report →CVE-2026-46170Open CVE report →CVE-2026-46275Open CVE report →CVE-2026-46315Open CVE report →CVE-2026-52912Open CVE report →CVE-2026-52915Open CVE report →CVE-2026-52916Open CVE report →CVE-2026-52918Open CVE report →CVE-2026-52919Open CVE report →CVE-2026-52921Open CVE report →CVE-2026-52922Open CVE report →CVE-2026-52926Open CVE report →CVE-2026-52941Open CVE report →CVE-2026-53357Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64015Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64018Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64025Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64029Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64032Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64033Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64034Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64039Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64046Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64047Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64048Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64051Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64055Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64056Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64064Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64073Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64083Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64084Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64085Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64086Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64087Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64088Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64089Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64092Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64096Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64097Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64098Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64102Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64103Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64106Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64108Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64109Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64111Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64113Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64114Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64115Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64116Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64118Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64121Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64125Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64126Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64127Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64128Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64133Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64134Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64135Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64136Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64137Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64138Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64144Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64147Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64148Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64153Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64155Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64163Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64165Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64166Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64168Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64170Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64173Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64174Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64177Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64178Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64179Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64180Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64182Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64183Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64184Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64185Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64214Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64217Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64218Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64219Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64220Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64221Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64225Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64231Open CVE report →CVE-2026-64518Open CVE report →

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USN-8729-5: Linux kernel (AWS FIPS) vulnerabilities

Checked 28 Sep 2026. BlackTree preserves the last verified facts if a later source check is temporarily unavailable.

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