[USN-7921-2] Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities

[Rodrigo Figueiredo Zaiden]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7921-2
December 19, 2025

linux-realtime-6.14 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Software Description:
- linux-realtime-6.14: Linux kernel for Real-time 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:
   - Cryptographic API;
   - Media drivers;
   - Netfilter;
   - TLS protocol;
(CVE-2025-39946, 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 24.04 LTS
   linux-image-6.14.0-1017-realtime  6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-realtime-6.14       6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-realtime-hwe-24.04  6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1
                                   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-7921-2
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7921-1
   CVE-2025-39946, CVE-2025-39964, CVE-2025-39993, CVE-2025-40018

Package Information:
  
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-realtime-6.14/6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1

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