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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: USN-7797-1 Linux Kernel Critical Flaws Detected

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Calendar Grey October 2, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS security patch addresses several kernel issues to prevent system compromise. Update instructions provided.
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel. Software Description: - linux: Linux kernel - linux-kvm: Linux kernel for cloud environments 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: - Virtio block driver; - Media drivers; - Network drivers; - Framebuffer layer; - BTRFS file system; - Ext4 file system; - Network file system (NFS) server daemon; - Packet sockets; - VMware vSockets driver; (CVE-2025-38618, CVE-2024-35849, CVE-2025-37785, CVE-2024-49924, CVE-2025-38617, CVE-2024-27078, CVE-2021-47149, CVE-2021-47319, CVE-2025-21796, CVE-2021-47589)

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Topics Covered

security advisory kernel update critical Ubuntu system compromise Linux kernel

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-image-4.4.0-1149-kvm 4.4.0-1149.160 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-4.4.0-273-generic 4.4.0-273.307 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-4.4.0-273-lowlatency 4.4.0-273.307 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-generic 4.4.0.273.279 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-generic-lts-xenial 4.4.0.273.279 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-kvm 4.4.0.1149.146 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-lowlatency 4.4.0.273.279 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial 4.4.0.273.279 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-virtual 4.4.0.273.279 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial 4.4.0.273.279 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-7797-1

CVE-2021-47149, CVE-2021-47319, CVE-2021-47589, CVE-2024-27078,

CVE-2024-35849, CVE-2024-49924, CVE-2025-21796, CVE-2025-37785,

CVE-2025-38617, CVE-2025-38618

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7797-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory kernel update critical Ubuntu system compromise Linux kernel

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