Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.. ========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7931-3 December 15, 2025 linux-realtime, linux-realtime-6.8 vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel. Software Description: - linux-realtime: Linux kernel for Real-time systems - linux-realtime-6.8: 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; - Memory management; - Appletalk network protocol; - Netfilter; (CVE-2025-37958, CVE-2025-38666, 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 24.04 LTS linux-image-6.8.1-1039-realtime 6.8.1-1039.40 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-realtime 6.8.1-1039.40 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-realtime-6.8.1 6.8.1-1039.40 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-image-6.8.1-1039-realtime 6.8.1-1039.40~22.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-realtime-6.8.1 6.8.1-1039.40~22.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-realtime-edge 6.8.1-1039.40~22.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-realtime-hwe-22.04 6.8.1-1039.40~22.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all thenecessary 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-7931-3 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7931-2 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7931-1 CVE-2025-37958, CVE-2025-38666, CVE-2025-39964, CVE-2025-39993, CVE-2025-40018 Package Information: . Multiple security issues in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu leading to potential system compromises due to vulnerabilities fixed.. linux kernel security, Ubuntu real-time update, real-time kernel vulnerabilities. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team
* bsc#1212475 * bsc#1216005 Affected Products: * Containers Module 15-SP5 . # Security update for buildah Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:4103-1 Rating: important References: * bsc#1212475 * bsc#1216005 Affected Products: * Containers Module 15-SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 An update that has two security fixes can now be installed. ## Description: This update of buildah fixes the following issues: * rebuild the package with the go 1.21 security release (bsc#1212475). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * Containers Module 15-SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Containers-15-SP5-2023-4103=1 ## Package List: * Containers Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * buildah-1.29.1-150500.3.2.1 ## References: * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1212475 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1216005 . Crucial security patch for podman impacting various SUSE Linux Enterprise offerings. Key resolutions incorporated.. SUSE Linux Enterprise, Containers Update, Buildah Security. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team
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