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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7907-4
December 04, 2025
linux-gcp-fips vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Software Description:
- 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;
- ACPI drivers;
- Hardware monitoring drivers;
- InfiniBand drivers;
- Mailbox framework;
- Network drivers;
- AFS file system;
- Ceph distributed file system;
- Network file system (NFS) server daemon;
- NILFS2 file system;
- File systems infrastructure;
- KVM subsystem;
- L3 Master device support module;
- Tracing infrastructure;
- Memory management;
- Appletalk network protocol;
- Netfilter;
- Open vSwitch;
(CVE-2021-47385, CVE-2022-49026, CVE-2022-49390, CVE-2024-49935,
CVE-2024-49963, CVE-2024-50067, CVE-2024-50095, CVE-2024-50179,
CVE-2024-53090, CVE-2024-53112, CVE-2024-53217, CVE-2024-58083,
CVE-2025-21715, CVE-2025-21722, CVE-2025-21761, CVE-2025-21791,
CVE-2025-21811, CVE-2025-21855, CVE-2025-37958, CVE-2025-38666,
CVE-2025-39964, CVE-2025-40018)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
linux-image-4.15.0-2088-gcp-fips 4.15.0-2088.94
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-gcp-fips 4.15.0.2088.86
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-gcp-fips-4.15 4.15.0.2088.86
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-7907-4
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7907-3
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7907-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7907-1
CVE-2021-47385, CVE-2022-49026, CVE-2022-49390, CVE-2024-49935,
CVE-2024-49963, CVE-2024-50067, CVE-2024-50095, CVE-2024-50179,
CVE-2024-53090, CVE-2024-53112, CVE-2024-53217, CVE-2024-58083,
CVE-2025-21715, CVE-2025-21722, CVE-2025-21761, CVE-2025-21791,
CVE-2025-21811, CVE-2025-21855, CVE-2025-37958, CVE-2025-38666,
CVE-2025-39964, CVE-2025-40018
Package Information:
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel. Software Description: - 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; - ACPI drivers; - Hardware monitoring drivers; - InfiniBand drivers; - Mailbox framework; - Network drivers; - AFS file system; - Ceph distributed file system; - Network file system (NFS) server daemon; - NILFS2 file system; - File systems infrastructure; - KVM subsystem; - L3 Master device support module; - Tracing infrastructure; - Memory management; - Appletalk network protocol; - Netfilter; - Open vSwitch; (CVE-2021-47385, CVE-2022-49026, CVE-2022-49390, CVE-2024-49935, CVE-202...
Read the Full AdvisoryThe problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-image-4.15.0-2088-gcp-fips 4.15.0-2088.94 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-gcp-fips 4.15.0.2088.86 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-gcp-fips-4.15 4.15.0.2088.86 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.
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7907-4
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7907-3
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7907-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7907-1
CVE-2021-47385, CVE-2022-49026, CVE-2022-49390, CVE-2024-49935,
CVE-2024-49963, CVE-2024-50067, CVE-2024-50095, CVE-2024-50179,
CVE-2024-53090, CVE-2024-53112, CVE-2024-53217, CVE-2024-58083,
CVE-2025-21715, CVE-2025-21722, CVE-2025-21761, CVE-2025-21791,
CVE-2025-21811, CVE-2025-21855, CVE-2025-37958, CVE-2025-38666,
CVE-2025-39964, CVE-2025-40018
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