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USN-8255-1 Not scored

linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.15, linux-aws-fips, linux-azure, linux-azure-fips, linux-fips, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-fips, linux-gke, linux-gkeop, linux-hwe-5.15, linux-ibm, linux-ibm-5.15, linux-intel-iot-realtime, linux-intel-iotg, linux-intel-iotg-5.15, linux-kvm, linux-lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15, linux-nvidia, linux-nvidia-tegra, linux-nvidia-tegra-igx, linux-oracle, linux-realtime vulnerabilities

Stonejiajia, Shir Tamari and Sagi Tzadik discovered that the OverlayFS implementation in the Ubuntu Linux kernel did not properly perform permission checks in certain situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to gain elevated privileges. (CVE-2023-2640) Shir Tamari and Sagi Tzadik discovered that the OverlayFS implementation in the Ubuntu Linux kernel did not properly perform permission checks in certain situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to gain elevated privileges. (CVE-2023-32629) 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: - Network drivers; - NVME drivers; (CVE-2026-23112, CVE-2026-23273)

Exploit probability Not scored
Published May 7, 2026
Required by Not available
Last source change July 4, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux

93 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-aws

85 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure

81 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gcp

86 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gke

85 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gkeop

78 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-ibm

83 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-intel-iotg

73 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-kvm

84 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-lowlatency

90 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-nvidia

70 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-nvidia-tegra

43 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-igx

39 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oracle

86 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.15

74 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.15

74 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS linux-ibm-5.15

54 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15

62 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15

78 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:22.04:LTS linux-aws-fips

48 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:22.04:LTS linux-azure-fips

37 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:22.04:LTS linux-fips

50 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:22.04:LTS linux-gcp-fips

45 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:Realtime:22.04:LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime

60 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:Realtime:22.04:LTS linux-realtime

84 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities USN-8255-1

Stonejiajia, Shir Tamari and Sagi Tzadik discovered that the OverlayFS implementation in the Ubuntu Linux kernel did not properly perform permission checks in certain situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to gain elevated privileges. (CVE-2023-2640) Shir Tamari and Sagi Tzadik discovered that the OverlayFS implementation in the Ubuntu Linux kernel did not properly perform permission checks in certain situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to gain elevated privileges. (CVE-2023-32629) 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: - Network drivers; - NVME drivers; (CVE-2026-23112, CVE-2026-23273)

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence