[USN-7928-2] Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7928-2
December 11, 2025

linux-fips, linux-aws-fips, linux-azure-fips, linux-gcp-fips
vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Software Description:
- linux-aws-fips: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems with FIPS
- linux-azure-fips: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems with FIPS
- linux-fips: Linux kernel with FIPS
- linux-gcp-fips: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems with
FIPS

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:
- Cryptographic API;
- Media drivers;
- Network drivers;
- AFS file system;
- F2FS file system;
- Tracing infrastructure;
- Netfilter;
(CVE-2022-49390, CVE-2024-47691, CVE-2024-50067, CVE-2024-53090,
CVE-2024-53218, CVE-2025-21855, CVE-2025-39964, CVE-2025-39993,
CVE-2025-40018)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
linux-image-5.15.0-1098-aws-fips 5.15.0-1098.105+fips1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-5.15.0-1098-gcp-fips 5.15.0-1098.107+fips1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-5.15.0-1102-azure-fips 5.15.0-1102.111+fips1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-5.15.0-164-fips 5.15.0-164.174+fips1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-aws-fips 5.15.0.1098.94
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-aws-fips-5.15 5.15.0.1098.94
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-azure-fips 5.15.0.1102.87
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-azure-fips-5.15 5.15.0.1102.87
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-fips 5.15.0.164.95
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-fips-5.15 5.15.0.164.95
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-gcp-fips 5.15.0.1098.88
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-gcp-fips-5.15 5.15.0.1098.88
Available with Ubuntu Pro

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change the kernel updates have
been given a new version number, which requires you to recompile and
reinstall all third party kernel modules you might have installed.
Unless you manually uninstalled the standard kernel metapackages
(e.g. linux-generic, linux-generic-lts-RELEASE, linux-virtual,
linux-powerpc), a standard system upgrade will automatically perform
this as well.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7928-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7928-1
CVE-2022-49390, CVE-2024-47691, CVE-2024-50067, CVE-2024-53090,
CVE-2024-53218, CVE-2025-21855, CVE-2025-39964, CVE-2025-39993,
CVE-2025-40018

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws-fips/5.15.0-1098.105+fips1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure-fips/5.15.0-1102.111+fips1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-fips/5.15.0-164.174+fips1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp-fips/5.15.0-1098.107+fips1