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[USN-8060-7] Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities

Posted on 10 March 2026
Ubuntu Security

==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8060-7
March 10, 2026

linux-nvidia 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-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)

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

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


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