Update04/04/2026

USN-8149-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Ubuntu Desktop
Canonical

USN-8149-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Packages

linux - Linux kernel
linux-aws - Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
linux-aws-6.17 - Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
linux-gcp - Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
linux-gcp-6.17 - Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
linux-hwe-6.17 - Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel
linux-realtime - 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;
Netfilter;
Network traffic control

Update instructions
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

25.10 questing

linux-image-6.17.0-1009-realtime – 6.17.0-1009.10
linux-image-6.17.0-1010-aws – 6.17.0-1010.10
linux-image-6.17.0-1010-aws-64k – 6.17.0-1010.10
linux-image-6.17.0-1010-gcp – 6.17.0-1010.10
linux-image-6.17.0-1010-gcp-64k – 6.17.0-1010.10
linux-image-6.17.0-20-generic – 6.17.0-20.20
linux-image-6.17.0-20-generic-64k – 6.17.0-20.20
linux-image-aws – 6.17.0-1010.10
linux-image-aws-6.17 – 6.17.0-1010.10
linux-image-aws-64k – 6.17.0-1010.10
linux-image-aws-64k-6.17 – 6.17.0-1010.10
linux-image-gcp – 6.17.0-1010.10
linux-image-gcp-6.17 – 6.17.0-1010.10
linux-image-gcp-64k – 6.17.0-1010.10
linux-image-gcp-64k-6.17 – 6.17.0-1010.10
linux-image-generic – 6.17.0-20.20
linux-image-generic-6.17 – 6.17.0-20.20
linux-image-generic-64k – 6.17.0-20.20
linux-image-generic-64k-6.17 – 6.17.0-20.20
linux-image-realtime – 6.17.0-1009.10
linux-image-realtime-6.17 – 6.17.0-1009.10
linux-image-virtual – 6.17.0-20.20
linux-image-virtual-6.17 – 6.17.0-20.20

24.04 LTS noble

linux-image-6.17.0-1010-aws – 6.17.0-1010.10~24.04.1
linux-image-6.17.0-1010-aws-64k – 6.17.0-1010.10~24.04.1
linux-image-6.17.0-1010-gcp – 6.17.0-1010.10~24.04.1
linux-image-6.17.0-1010-gcp-64k – 6.17.0-1010.10~24.04.1
linux-image-6.17.0-20-generic – 6.17.0-20.20~24.04.1
linux-image-6.17.0-20-generic-64k – 6.17.0-20.20~24.04.1
linux-image-aws – 6.17.0-1010.10~24.04.1
linux-image-aws-6.17 – 6.17.0-1010.10~24.04.1
linux-image-aws-64k – 6.17.0-1010.10~24.04.1
linux-image-aws-64k-6.17 – 6.17.0-1010.10~24.04.1
linux-image-gcp – 6.17.0-1010.10~24.04.1
linux-image-gcp-6.17 – 6.17.0-1010.10~24.04.1
linux-image-gcp-64k – 6.17.0-1010.10~24.04.1
linux-image-gcp-64k-6.17 – 6.17.0-1010.10~24.04.1
linux-image-generic-6.17 – 6.17.0-20.20~24.04.1
linux-image-generic-64k-6.17 – 6.17.0-20.20~24.04.1
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 – 6.17.0-20.20~24.04.1
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 – 6.17.0-20.20~24.04.1
linux-image-virtual-6.17 – 6.17.0-20.20~24.04.1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 – 6.17.0-20.20~24.04.1