> USN-8644-2: Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities

[SOURCE] Ubuntu Security Notices [DATE: 20/08/2026 22:31] [LANGUAGE: EN]

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:
  - File systems infrastructure;
  - OCFS2 file system;
  - B.A.T.M.A.N. meshing protocol;
  - SCTP protocol;
  - TIPC protocol;
(CVE-2026-43071, CVE-2026-52914, CVE-2026-52993, CVE-2026-53043,
CVE-2026-53224, CVE-2026-53246, CVE-2026-53309)

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