USN-8905-2: Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities

Published Oct 9, 2026
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Updated

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:

Affected Software

14 affected componentsFixes available
Canonical Linux kernel (GCP)
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.8.0-1070-gcp<6.8.0-1070.78
6.8.0-1070.78
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.8.0-1070-gcp-64k<6.8.0-1070.78
6.8.0-1070.78
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-gcp-6.8<6.8.0-1070.78
6.8.0-1070.78
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-gcp-64k-6.8<6.8.0-1070.78
6.8.0-1070.78
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04<6.8.0-1070.78
6.8.0-1070.78
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04<6.8.0-1070.78
6.8.0-1070.78
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
ubuntu/linux-gcp<6.8.0-1070.78
6.8.0-1070.78

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-6.8.0-1070-gcp to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1070.78
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-6.8.0-1070-gcp-64k to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1070.78
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-gcp-6.8 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1070.78
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-gcp-64k-6.8 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1070.78
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1070.78
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1070.78
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-gcp to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1070.78
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade linux-gcp to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch USN-8905-2

Event History

Oct 9, 2026
Advisory Published
via Ubuntu·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software
Advisory Published
via OSV·08:38 AM
Data Sourced
via OSV·08:38 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

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