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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: Linux Kernel Critical Security Issues USN-7928-3

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7928-3
December 11, 2025

linux-realtime, linux-intel-iot-realtime vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Software Description:
- linux-intel-iot-realtime: Linux kernel for Intel IoT Real-time platforms
- 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;
   - Media drivers;
   - Network drivers;
   - AFS file system;
   - F2FS file system;
   - Tracing infrastructure;
   - Netfilter;
(CVE-2022-49390, CVE-2024-47691, CVE-2024-50067, CVE-2024-53090,
CVE-2024-53218, CVE-2025-21855, CVE-2025-39964, CVE-2025-39993,
CVE-2025-40018)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   linux-image-5.15.0-1090-intel-iot-realtime  5.15.0-1090.92
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-5.15.0-1097-realtime  5.15.0-1097.106
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-intel-iot-realtime  5.15.0.1090.94
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-intel-iot-realtime-5.15  5.15.0.1090.94
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-realtime            5.15.0.1097.101
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-realtime-5.15       5.15.0.1097.101
                                   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-7928-3
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7928-2
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7928-1
   CVE-2022-49390, CVE-2024-47691, CVE-2024-50067, CVE-2024-53090,
   CVE-2024-53218, CVE-2025-21855, CVE-2025-39964, CVE-2025-39993,
   CVE-2025-40018

Package Information:
   
   

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: Linux Kernel Critical Security Issues USN-7928-3

ubuntu
Calendar Grey December 11, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Several security issues addressed in the Linux kernel update for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS require immediate attention and system reboot.
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel. Software Description: - linux-intel-iot-realtime: Linux kernel for Intel IoT Real-time platforms - 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; - Media drivers; - Network drivers; - AFS file system; - F2FS file system; - Tracing infrastructure; - Netfilter; (CVE-2022-49390, CVE-2024-47691, CVE-2024-50067, CVE-2024-53090, CVE-2024-53218, CVE-2025-21855, CVE-2025-39964, CVE-2025-39993, CVE-2025-40018)

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-image-5.15.0-1090-intel-iot-realtime 5.15.0-1090.92 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-5.15.0-1097-realtime 5.15.0-1097.106 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-intel-iot-realtime 5.15.0.1090.94 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-intel-iot-realtime-5.15 5.15.0.1090.94 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-realtime 5.15.0.1097.101 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-realtime-5.15 5.15.0.1097.101 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-7928-3

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7928-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7928-1

CVE-2022-49390, CVE-2024-47691, CVE-2024-50067, CVE-2024-53090,

CVE-2024-53218, CVE-2025-21855, CVE-2025-39964, CVE-2025-39993,

CVE-2025-40018

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7928-3

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