usn-8643-2
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2026-08-20 21:32
Modified
2026-08-20 21:32
Summary
linux-gke, linux-lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 vulnerabilities
Details

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 drivers; - Open vSwitch; - SCTP protocol; (CVE-2026-53224, CVE-2026-53246, CVE-2026-53247, CVE-2026-64531)

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    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.\nAn attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.\nThis update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:\n  - Network drivers;\n  - Open vSwitch;\n  - SCTP protocol;\n(CVE-2026-53224, CVE-2026-53246, CVE-2026-53247, CVE-2026-64531)\n",
  "id": "USN-8643-2",
  "modified": "2026-08-20T21:32:40Z",
  "published": "2026-08-20T21:32:40Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8643-2"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-53224"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-53246"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-53247"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-64531"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "linux-gke, linux-lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 vulnerabilities",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53224",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53246",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53247",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64531"
  ]
}



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