https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/rss.xmlRecent content on Ubuntu security notices2026 Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu and Canonical are registered trademarks of Canonical Ltd.http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specificationFeedgenTue, 18 Aug 2026 03:09:51 +0000https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8640-1It was discovered that Engrampa incorrectly handled symbolic links when extracting certain archives. An attacker could possibly use this issue to write arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code.https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8640-1Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:29:24 +0000https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8639-1Patrick Keshishian discovered that libpng incorrectly handled certain text chunks. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-10087) It was discovered that libpng incorrectly handled certain malformed images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-14048) It was discovered that libpng incorrectly handled memory when freeing certain images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-7317) It was discovered that libpng incorrectly handled memory when processing certain images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-33416) It was discovered that libpng incorrectly handled certain images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-33636) It was discovered that libpng incorrectly handled memory when processing certain images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-34757) Seung Min Shin discovered that libpng incorrectly handled certain animated images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libpng to misinterpret image data. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-40930)https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8639-1Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:46:16 +0000https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8631-4Siebe Devroe, Héloïse Gollier, and Mathy Vanhoef discovered that the WiFi implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle aggregated frames in mesh networks, due to an incorrect fix for CVE-2020-24588. A physically proximate attacker could use this issue to inject packets. (CVE-2025-27558) 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: - x86 architecture; - InfiniBand drivers; - Network drivers; - NVME drivers; - Ext4 file system; - SMB network file system; - IPv4 networking; - Network traffic control; - TCP network protocol; - Locking primitives; - IPv6 networking; - Multipath TCP; - Netfilter; - SCTP protocol; - SMC sockets; (CVE-2026-31414, CVE-2026-31448, CVE-2026-31705, CVE-2026-43198, CVE-2026-43378, CVE-2026-43499, CVE-2026-46266, CVE-2026-46331, CVE-2026-52924, CVE-2026-52989, CVE-2026-53086, CVE-2026-53176, CVE-2026-53212, CVE-2026-53215, CVE-2026-53225, CVE-2026-53228, CVE-2026-53359) https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8631-4Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:46:13 +0000https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8629-2Several 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: - x86 architecture; - InfiniBand drivers; - Network drivers; - Network traffic control; - IPv4 networking; - IPv6 networking; - Netfilter; - RxRPC session sockets; - SCTP protocol; (CVE-2026-46331, CVE-2026-52924, CVE-2026-53131, CVE-2026-53151, CVE-2026-53175, CVE-2026-53176, CVE-2026-53186, CVE-2026-53212, CVE-2026-53215, CVE-2026-53216, CVE-2026-53221, CVE-2026-53224, CVE-2026-53225, CVE-2026-53228, CVE-2026-53246, CVE-2026-53247, CVE-2026-53260, CVE-2026-53359) https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8629-2Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:43:06 +0000https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8631-3Siebe Devroe, Héloïse Gollier, and Mathy Vanhoef discovered that the WiFi implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle aggregated frames in mesh networks, due to an incorrect fix for CVE-2020-24588. A physically proximate attacker could use this issue to inject packets. (CVE-2025-27558) 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: - x86 architecture; - InfiniBand drivers; - Network drivers; - NVME drivers; - Ext4 file system; - SMB network file system; - IPv4 networking; - Network traffic control; - TCP network protocol; - Locking primitives; - IPv6 networking; - Multipath TCP; - Netfilter; - SCTP protocol; - SMC sockets; (CVE-2026-31414, CVE-2026-31448, CVE-2026-31705, CVE-2026-43198, CVE-2026-43378, CVE-2026-43499, CVE-2026-46266, CVE-2026-46331, CVE-2026-52924, CVE-2026-52989, CVE-2026-53086, CVE-2026-53176, CVE-2026-53212, CVE-2026-53215, CVE-2026-53225, CVE-2026-53228, CVE-2026-53359) https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8631-3Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:47:34 +0000https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8633-2Siebe Devroe, Héloïse Gollier, and Mathy Vanhoef discovered that the WiFi implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle aggregated frames in mesh networks, due to an incorrect fix for CVE-2020-24588. A physically proximate attacker could use this issue to inject packets. (CVE-2025-27558) 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: - x86 architecture; - Cryptographic API; - GPU drivers; - InfiniBand drivers; - Media drivers; - NVIDIA Tegra memory controller driver; - Network drivers; - STMicroelectronics network drivers; - NVME drivers; - Ext4 file system; - IPv4 networking; - Network traffic control; - TCP network protocol; - Locking primitives; - B.A.T.M.A.N. meshing protocol; - Ceph Core library; - IPv6 networking; - Multipath TCP; - Netfilter; - SCTP protocol; - SMC sockets; (CVE-2021-47354, CVE-2021-47378, CVE-2024-38612, CVE-2026-31405, CVE-2026-31414, CVE-2026-31448, CVE-2026-31649, CVE-2026-31657, CVE-2026-31668, CVE-2026-43198, CVE-2026-43493, CVE-2026-43499, CVE-2026-46266, CVE-2026-46331, CVE-2026-52924, CVE-2026-52931, CVE-2026-52955, CVE-2026-52982, CVE-2026-52986, CVE-2026-53002, CVE-2026-53006, CVE-2026-53045, CVE-2026-53088, CVE-2026-53176, CVE-2026-53225, CVE-2026-53228, CVE-2026-53359) https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8633-2Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:44:52 +0000https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8529-2It 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) 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: - InfiniBand drivers; - SCSI subsystem; - Thermal drivers; - USB over IP driver; - Network file system (NFS) server daemon; - SMB network file system; - Tracing infrastructure; - B.A.T.M.A.N. meshing protocol; - Ethernet bridge; - Ceph Core library; - DCCP (Datagram Congestion Control Protocol); - IPv4 networking; - IPv6 networking; - Netfilter; - RxRPC session sockets; - X.25 network layer; (CVE-2021-47202, CVE-2024-56643, CVE-2026-23272, CVE-2026-23455, CVE-2026-31402, CVE-2026-31607, CVE-2026-31637, CVE-2026-31659, CVE-2026-31682, CVE-2026-31685, CVE-2026-43011, CVE-2026-43037, CVE-2026-43038, CVE-2026-43383, CVE-2026-43407, CVE-2026-43414, CVE-2026-45988, CVE-2026-46043, CVE-2026-46119, CVE-2026-46243) https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8529-2Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:20:11 +0000https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8548-2It 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) 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: - SCSI subsystem; - Thermal drivers; - USB over IP driver; - File systems infrastructure; - Ext4 file system; - Network file system (NFS) server daemon; - SMB network file system; - Tracing infrastructure; - B.A.T.M.A.N. meshing protocol; - Ceph Core library; - DCCP (Datagram Congestion Control Protocol); - IPv4 networking; - IPv6 networking; - Netfilter; - RxRPC session sockets; - X.25 network layer; (CVE-2021-47117, CVE-2021-47202, CVE-2023-52646, CVE-2024-56643, CVE-2026-23455, CVE-2026-31402, CVE-2026-31607, CVE-2026-31637, CVE-2026-31659, CVE-2026-31685, CVE-2026-43011, CVE-2026-43037, CVE-2026-43038, CVE-2026-43383, CVE-2026-43407, CVE-2026-43414, CVE-2026-45988, CVE-2026-46119, CVE-2026-46243) https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8548-2Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:12:03 +0000https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8530-2It 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) 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) 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: - InfiniBand drivers; - SCSI subsystem; - Thermal drivers; - USB over IP driver; - Network file system (NFS) server daemon; - SMB network file system; - Tracing infrastructure; - B.A.T.M.A.N. meshing protocol; - Ethernet bridge; - Ceph Core library; - DCCP (Datagram Congestion Control Protocol); - IPv4 networking; - IPv6 networking; - Netfilter; - RxRPC session sockets; - X.25 network layer; (CVE-2021-47202, CVE-2024-56643, CVE-2026-23272, CVE-2026-23455, CVE-2026-31402, CVE-2026-31607, CVE-2026-31637, CVE-2026-31659, CVE-2026-31682, CVE-2026-31685, CVE-2026-43011, CVE-2026-43037, CVE-2026-43038, CVE-2026-43383, CVE-2026-43407, CVE-2026-43414, CVE-2026-45988, CVE-2026-46043, CVE-2026-46119, CVE-2026-46243) https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8530-2Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:10:27 +0000https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8638-1Ameer Assadi discovered that Axios did not properly handle certain hostnames when applying NO_PROXY rules. An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass proxy restrictions and access internal services, resulting in server-side request forgery. (CVE-2025-62718) It was discovered that Axios did not properly protect certain HTTP header values from prototype pollution. An attacker could possibly use this issue to inject malicious values into outbound requests, resulting in HTTP header injection. (CVE-2026-40175) Sachin Patil and Amol Patil discovered that Axios did not properly apply NO_PROXY rules to certain loopback addresses. An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass proxy restrictions and access internal services, resulting in server-side request forgery. (CVE-2026-42043) Yu Bao discovered that Axios did not properly protect JSON response processing from prototype pollution. An attacker could possibly use this issue to modify values in application responses, resulting in authorization bypass or privilege escalation. This issue only affected Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-42044) It was discovered that Axios did not properly protect certain request configuration options from prototype pollution. An attacker could possibly use this issue to modify outbound HTTP requests, resulting in security restrictions being bypassed. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-42264)https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8638-1Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:31:14 +0000