Home / mailings [USN-8850-1] Linux kernel (BlueField) vulnerabilities
Posted on 30 September 2026
Ubuntu Security==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8850-1
September 30, 2026
linux-bluefield vulnerabilities
==========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Software Description:
- linux-bluefield: Linux kernel for NVIDIA BlueField platforms
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:
- Network file system (NFS) server daemon;
- OCFS2 file system;
- IPv6 networking;
- Netfilter;
- SCTP protocol;
(CVE-2025-38724, CVE-2026-53043, CVE-2026-53131, CVE-2026-53221,
CVE-2026-53224, CVE-2026-53225, CVE-2026-53246, CVE-2026-53309)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
linux-image-5.4.0-1123-bluefield 5.4.0-1123.130
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-bluefield 5.4.0.1123.119
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-bluefield-5.4 5.4.0.1123.119
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-8850-1
CVE-2025-38724, CVE-2026-53043, CVE-2026-53131, CVE-2026-53221,
CVE-2026-53224, CVE-2026-53225, CVE-2026-53246, CVE-2026-53309
--===============1148706325214516308==Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc"
Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature
