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Ubuntu Linux-oracle 5.15 Important Privilege Escalation Threat USN-8462-1

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Calendar Grey June 22, 2026
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Several security issues fixed in Linux kernel affecting Ubuntu 20.04, ensuring better stability and security compliance.
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Software Description:

- linux-oracle-5.15: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems

Details:

It was discovered that the Linux kernel algif_aead module did not properly

handle in-place cryptographic operations. This flaw is known as Copy Fail.

A local attacker could use this to escalate privileges, or possibly escape

a container. (CVE-2026-31431)

It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly handle shared page

fragments during socket buffer operations, collectively known as Dirty

Frag. A logic flaw existed in the XFRM ESP-in-TCP subsystem and in the

RxRPC networking subsystem when processing paged fragments. A local

attacker could use this to escalate privileges, or possibly escape a

container. (CVE-2026-43284, CVE-2026-43500)

It was discovered that a logic flaw existed in the XFRM ESP-in-TCP

subsystem in the Linux kernel when handling socket buffer fragments. This

flaw is known as Fragnesia. A local attacker could...

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   linux-image-5.15.0-1106-oracle  5.15.0-1106.112~20.04.1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-oracle              5.15.0.1106.112~20.04.1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-oracle-5.15         5.15.0.1106.112~20.04.1
                                   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-8462-1

CVE-2026-31419, CVE-2026-31431, CVE-2026-31504, CVE-2026-31533,

CVE-2026-43033, CVE-2026-43077, CVE-2026-43078, CVE-2026-43284,

CVE-2026-43494, CVE-2026-43500, CVE-2026-43503, CVE-2026-46028,

CVE-2026-46300, CVE-2026-46333

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8462-1

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