CVE-2026-46124
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Ubuntu Linux kernel. Some of them allow an attacker to cause privilege escalation, breach of data confidentiality and an unspecified security issue by the publisher.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple kernel vulnerabilities enable privilege escalation, data confidentiality breaches, and unspecified security issues.
- Who is affected
- Systems running affected Ubuntu Linux kernel versions.
- Urgency
- High; privilege escalation and information disclosure threaten system and data security.
- Action
- Apply Ubuntu Linux kernel security updates as soon as available; test in non-production first.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.43% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 35% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (40)
- unknownUSN-8668-1: Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-08-21
- unknownUSN-8665-1: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-08-20
- unknownUSN-8664-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA BaseOS) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-08-20
- unknownUSN-8663-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-08-20
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in Ubuntu Linux kernel (August 07, 2026)cert-fr-avis · 2026-08-07
- unknownUSN-8620-4: Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-31
- unknownUSN-8620-3: Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-31
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in SUSE Linux kernel (July 31, 2026)cert-fr-avis · 2026-07-31
- unknownUSN-8620-2: Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-29
- highUSN-8620-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-28
- highUSN-8619-1: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-28
- highUSN-8595-3: Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-28
- highUSN-8574-3: Linux kernel vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-28
- highUSN-8618-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-28
- highUSN-8610-1: Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-24
- highUSN-8575-3: Linux kernel vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-24
- highUSN-8609-1: Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-24
- highUSN-8608-1: Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-24
- highUSN-8607-1: Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-24
- highUSN-8606-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-24
- highUSN-8595-2: Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-24
- highUSN-8603-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-24
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in SUSE Linux kernel (July 24, 2026)cert-fr-avis · 2026-07-24
- highUSN-8597-1: Linux kernel (IBM) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-23
- highUSN-8576-2: Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-23
- highUSN-8575-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-23
- highUSN-8596-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-23
- highUSN-8595-1: Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-23
- highUSN-8574-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-23
- highUSN-8593-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-23
- highUSN-8576-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-21
- highUSN-8575-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-21
- highUSN-8574-1: Linux kernel (GCP FIPS) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-21
- highUSN-8569-1: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-20
- highUSN-8568-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-20
- highUSN-8567-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-20
- highUSN-8566-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-20
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in the SUSE Linux kernel (July 17, 2026)cert-fr-avis · 2026-07-17
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in SUSE Linux kernel (July 10, 2026)cert-fr-avis · 2026-07-10
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in Debian LTS Linux kernel (July 10, 2026)cert-fr-avis · 2026-07-10
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