[USN-7988-5] Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7988-5
February 12, 2026

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

- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Software Description:
- linux-azure-fips: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems with FIPS
- linux-azure: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems

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:
- Media drivers;
- NVME drivers;
- File systems infrastructure;
- Timer subsystem;
- Memory management;
- Packet sockets;
(CVE-2022-48986, CVE-2024-27078, CVE-2024-49959, CVE-2024-50195,
CVE-2024-56606, CVE-2024-56756, CVE-2025-39993)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
linux-image-4.15.0-2105-azure-fips 4.15.0-2105.111
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-azure-fips 4.15.0.2105.101
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-azure-fips-4.15 4.15.0.2105.101
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
linux-image-4.15.0-1196-azure 4.15.0-1196.211~16.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-azure 4.15.0.1196.211~16.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-azure-edge 4.15.0.1196.211~16.04.1
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-7988-5
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7988-4
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7988-3
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7988-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7988-1
CVE-2022-48986, CVE-2024-27078, CVE-2024-49959, CVE-2024-50195,
CVE-2024-56606, CVE-2024-56756, CVE-2025-39993

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure-fips/4.15.0-2105.111