USN-8490-2: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
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: - ARM64 architecture; - Block layer subsystem; - Cryptographic API; - DMA engine subsystem; - InfiniBand drivers; - STMicroelectronics network drivers; - Network drivers; - NVME drivers; - SCSI subsystem; - USB over IP driver; - File systems infrastructure; - Ext4 file system; - Network file system (NFS) server daemon; - SMB network file system; - Kernel thread helper (kthread); - IPv6 networking; - Tracing infrastructure; - Kernel exit() syscall; - Scatterlist API; - B.A.T.M.A.N. meshing protocol; - Ethernet bridge; - Ceph Core library; - IPv4 networking; - Multipath TCP; - Netfilter; - RxRPC session sockets; - SMC sockets; - X.25 network layer; (CVE-2026-22984, CVE-2026-23272, CVE-2026-23278, CVE-2026-23392, CVE-2026-23427, CVE-2026-23428, CVE-2026-23450, CVE-2026-23455, CVE-2026-31402, CVE-2026-31418, CVE-2026-31436, CVE-2026-31448, CVE-2026-31478, CVE-2026-31607, CVE-2026-31635, CVE-2026-31637, CVE-2026-31649, CVE-2026-31657, CVE-2026-31659, CVE-2026-31668, CVE-2026-31669, CVE-2026-31682, CVE-2026-31685, CVE-2026-31718, CVE-2026-43011, CVE-2026-43037, CVE-2026-43038, CVE-2026-43071, CVE-2026-43083, CVE-2026-43114, CVE-2026-43117, CVE-2026-43125, CVE-2026-43186, CVE-2026-43197, CVE-2026-43304, CVE-2026-43341, CVE-2026-43376, CVE-2026-43378, CVE-2026-43383, CVE-2026-43384, CVE-2026-43402, CVE-2026-43406, CVE-2026-43407, CVE-2026-43414, CVE-2026-43493, CVE-2026-43501, CVE-2026-45898, CVE-2026-45988, CVE-2026-46039, CVE-2026-46043, CVE-2026-46115, CVE-2026-46119, CVE-2026-46135, CVE-2026-46185, CVE-2026-46195, CVE-2026-46243, CVE-2026-46244, CVE-2026-46266, CVE-2026-46289, CVE-2026-46316, CVE-2026-46325)
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Several security issues could allow an attacker to compromise the system.
- Who is affected
- Users of the Linux kernel on Raspberry Pi are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is important as these vulnerabilities could lead to system compromise.
- Action
- Update the Linux kernel to the latest version to fix these issues.
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Details
Original advisory: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8490-2
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-229840.35% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 27% of all scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-232720.12% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 2% of all scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-232780.17% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 6% of all scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-233920.12% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 2% of all scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-234270.29% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 21% of all scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-234280.33% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 25% of all scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-234500.49% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 39% of all scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-234550.51% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 40% of all scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-314020.49% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 39% of all scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-314180.11% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 2% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
+13 more CVEs referenced in this advisory.
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