USN-8392-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the Linux kernel algifaead 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)
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: - Cryptographic API; - Packet sockets; - RDS protocol; - TLS protocol; (CVE-2026-31504, CVE-2026-31533, CVE-2026-43033, CVE-2026-43077, CVE-2026-43078, CVE-2026-43494, CVE-2026-46028)
Affected Software
Remediation
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ubuntu/linux-image-5.4.0-1160-awsto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in Ubuntu Pro - Upgrade
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ubuntu/linux-image-awsto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in Ubuntu Pro - Upgrade
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Patch USN-8392-1
Event History
Child vulnerabilities
Contains the following vulnerabilities.
- CVE-2026-46028
- CVE-2026-43500
- CVE-2026-43494
- CVE-2026-43284
- CVE-2026-43078
- CVE-2026-43077
- CVE-2026-43033
- CVE-2026-31533
- CVE-2026-31504
- CVE-2026-31431
- UBUNTU-CVE-2026-31431
- UBUNTU-CVE-2026-31504
- UBUNTU-CVE-2026-31533
- UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43033
- UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43077
- UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43078
- UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43284
- UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43494
- UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43500
- UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46028