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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia Important Kernel Compromise Issues USN-8060-7

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Calendar Grey March 10, 2026
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Updates in Ubuntu address critical linux-nvidia security flaws that could compromise system integrity.
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Software Description:

- linux-nvidia: Linux kernel for NVIDIA 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:

- GPU drivers;

- MMC subsystem;

(CVE-2022-49267, CVE-2025-21780)

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security advisory Ubuntu important system compromise kernel issues linux-nvidia

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  linux-image-5.15.0-1096-nvidia  5.15.0-1096.97
  linux-image-5.15.0-1096-nvidia-lowlatency  5.15.0-1096.97
  linux-image-nvidia              5.15.0.1096.96
  linux-image-nvidia-5.15         5.15.0.1096.96
  linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency   5.15.0.1096.96
  linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-5.15  5.15.0.1096.96

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-8060-7

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8060-6

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8060-5

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8060-4

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8060-3

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8060-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8060-1

CVE-2022-49267, CVE-2025-21780

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8060-7

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Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-nvidia/5.15.0-1096.97

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