USN-8148-2: Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities

USN-8148-2: Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities

Publication date: 2 April 2026
Overview: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Packages

• linux-aws-fips - Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems with FIPS
• linux-fips - Linux kernel with FIPS
• linux-gcp-fips - Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems with FIPS

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;
• Netfilter;
• Network traffic control

Update instructions
24.04 LTS noble

• linux-image-6.8.0-1051-aws-fips – 6.8.0-1051.54+fips1
• linux-image-6.8.0-1053-gcp-fips – 6.8.0-1053.56+fips1
• linux-image-6.8.0-107-fips – 6.8.0-107.107+fips1
• linux-image-aws-fips – 6.8.0-1051.54+fips1
• linux-image-aws-fips-6.8 – 6.8.0-1051.54+fips1
• linux-image-fips – 6.8.0-107.107+fips1
• linux-image-fips-6.8 – 6.8.0-107.107+fips1
• linux-image-gcp-fips – 6.8.0-1053.56+fips1
• linux-image-gcp-fips-6.8 – 6.8.0-1053.56+fips1