vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2025-40232): Linux kernel vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Dec 4, 2025 | Dec 11, 2025 | Dec 17, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Dec 4, 2025
Added
Dec 11, 2025
Modified
Dec 17, 2025
Description
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:
- Tracing infrastructure;
- Netfilter;
(CVE-2025-40018, CVE-2025-40232)
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-6-17-0-1004-realtimeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-6-17-0-1005-awsubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-6-17-0-1005-aws-64kubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-6-17-0-1005-gcpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-6-17-0-1005-gcp-64kubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-6-17-0-1006-raspiubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-6-17-0-8-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-6-17-0-8-generic-64kubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-awsubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-aws-6-17ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-aws-64kubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-aws-64k-6-17ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gcpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gcp-6-17ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gcp-64kubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gcp-64k-6-17ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-6-17ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-64kubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-64k-6-17ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24-04-edgeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-hwe-24-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-hwe-24-04-edgeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oem-24-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oem-24-04cubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-raspiubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-raspi-6-17ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-realtimeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-realtime-6-17ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-realtime-hwe-24-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-realtime-hwe-24-04-edgeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-virtualubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-virtual-6-17ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-virtual-hwe-24-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-virtual-hwe-24-04-edge
References
- CVE-2025-40232
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2025-40232
- UBUNTU-USN-7920-1
- UBUNTU-USN-7920-2
- URL-https://git.kernel.org/linus/103541e6a5854b08a25e4caa61e990af1009a52e
- URL-https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/103541e6a5854b08a25e4caa61e990af1009a52e
- URL-https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8948a0338d33c4a7ef1e0c439a3ad1d5fe9355ae
- URL-https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7920-1
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40232
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