Ubuntu USN-8726-3 Fixes Linux kernel (IBM) Vulnerabilities

Quick Answer

Ubuntu's USN-8726-3 updates the Ubuntu 26.04 IBM kernel, linux-ibm, to 7.0.0-1013.13. This is the resolute package, not the Ubuntu 24.04 IBM kernel build. Apply it through the appropriate Ubuntu channel, plan the required reboot, and account for the third-party-module ABI warning below.

Last verified: 2026-09-21 UTC. Recheck the authoritative advisory and supported distribution channel before changing production.

Scope And Authority

Product scope	Linux kernel (IBM) vulnerabilities on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (resolute)
Advisory	USN-8726-3
CVEs	CVE-2025-10263, CVE-2026-52908, CVE-2026-52909, CVE-2026-52910, CVE-2026-52917, CVE-2026-52929, CVE-2026-52930, CVE-2026-52935, CVE-2026-52938, CVE-2026-52939, CVE-2026-52940, CVE-2026-52942, CVE-2026-52947, CVE-2026-52948, CVE-2026-53132, CVE-2026-53133, CVE-2026-53134, CVE-2026-53135, CVE-2026-53136, CVE-2026-53137, CVE-2026-53138, CVE-2026-53139, CVE-2026-53140, CVE-2026-53141, CVE-2026-53142, CVE-2026-53143, CVE-2026-53144, CVE-2026-53145, CVE-2026-53146, CVE-2026-53147, CVE-2026-53148, CVE-2026-53149, CVE-2026-53150, CVE-2026-53152, CVE-2026-53153, CVE-2026-53154, CVE-2026-53155, CVE-2026-53156, CVE-2026-53157, CVE-2026-53158, CVE-2026-53159, CVE-2026-53160, CVE-2026-53161, CVE-2026-53162, CVE-2026-53163, CVE-2026-53164, CVE-2026-53165, CVE-2026-53167, CVE-2026-53168, CVE-2026-53169, CVE-2026-53170, CVE-2026-53171, CVE-2026-53172, CVE-2026-53173, CVE-2026-53177, CVE-2026-53178, CVE-2026-53179, CVE-2026-53180, CVE-2026-53181, CVE-2026-53182, CVE-2026-53183, CVE-2026-53184, CVE-2026-53185, CVE-2026-53187, CVE-2026-53188, CVE-2026-53189, CVE-2026-53190, CVE-2026-53191, CVE-2026-53192, CVE-2026-53193, CVE-2026-53194, CVE-2026-53195, CVE-2026-53196, CVE-2026-53197, CVE-2026-53198, CVE-2026-53199, CVE-2026-53200, CVE-2026-53201, CVE-2026-53202, CVE-2026-53203, CVE-2026-53204, CVE-2026-53205, CVE-2026-53206, CVE-2026-53207, CVE-2026-53208, CVE-2026-53209, CVE-2026-53210, CVE-2026-53211, CVE-2026-53213, CVE-2026-53214, CVE-2026-53217, CVE-2026-53218, CVE-2026-53219, CVE-2026-53220, CVE-2026-53222, CVE-2026-53223, CVE-2026-53226, CVE-2026-53227, CVE-2026-53229, CVE-2026-53230, CVE-2026-53231, CVE-2026-53232, CVE-2026-53233, CVE-2026-53234, CVE-2026-53235, CVE-2026-53236, CVE-2026-53237, CVE-2026-53238, CVE-2026-53239, CVE-2026-53240, CVE-2026-53241, CVE-2026-53242, CVE-2026-53243, CVE-2026-53244, CVE-2026-53245, CVE-2026-53248, CVE-2026-53249, CVE-2026-53250, CVE-2026-53251, CVE-2026-53252, CVE-2026-53253, CVE-2026-53254, CVE-2026-53255, CVE-2026-53256, CVE-2026-53257, CVE-2026-53258, CVE-2026-53259, CVE-2026-53261, CVE-2026-53262, CVE-2026-53263, CVE-2026-53264, CVE-2026-53265, CVE-2026-53266, CVE-2026-53267, CVE-2026-53268, CVE-2026-53269, CVE-2026-53270, CVE-2026-53271, CVE-2026-53272, CVE-2026-53273, CVE-2026-53274, CVE-2026-53275, CVE-2026-53276, CVE-2026-53325, CVE-2026-53326, CVE-2026-53327, CVE-2026-53328, CVE-2026-53329, CVE-2026-53330, CVE-2026-53331, CVE-2026-53332, CVE-2026-53333, CVE-2026-53334, CVE-2026-53335, CVE-2026-53336, CVE-2026-53337, CVE-2026-53338, CVE-2026-53339, CVE-2026-53340, CVE-2026-53341, CVE-2026-53342, CVE-2026-53343, CVE-2026-53344, CVE-2026-53345, CVE-2026-53346, CVE-2026-53347, CVE-2026-53348, CVE-2026-53349, CVE-2026-53350, CVE-2026-53351, CVE-2026-53352, CVE-2026-53353, CVE-2026-53354, CVE-2026-53355, CVE-2026-53356, CVE-2026-53361, CVE-2026-53362, CVE-2026-53363, CVE-2026-53366, CVE-2026-53381, CVE-2026-53382, CVE-2026-53383, CVE-2026-53384, CVE-2026-53385, CVE-2026-53386, CVE-2026-53387, CVE-2026-53388, CVE-2026-53389, CVE-2026-53390, CVE-2026-53391, CVE-2026-53392, CVE-2026-53393, CVE-2026-53394, CVE-2026-53395, CVE-2026-53396, CVE-2026-53397, CVE-2026-53398, CVE-2026-53399, CVE-2026-53400, CVE-2026-53401, CVE-2026-53402, CVE-2026-53403, CVE-2026-63794, CVE-2026-63795, CVE-2026-63796, CVE-2026-63797, CVE-2026-63798, CVE-2026-63799, CVE-2026-63800, CVE-2026-63801, CVE-2026-63802, CVE-2026-63803, CVE-2026-63804, CVE-2026-63805, CVE-2026-63806, CVE-2026-63807, CVE-2026-63808, CVE-2026-63809, CVE-2026-63810, CVE-2026-63811, CVE-2026-63812, CVE-2026-63813, CVE-2026-63814, CVE-2026-63815, CVE-2026-63816, CVE-2026-63817, CVE-2026-63818, CVE-2026-63819, CVE-2026-63820, CVE-2026-63821, CVE-2026-63822, CVE-2026-63823, CVE-2026-63824, CVE-2026-63825, CVE-2026-63826, CVE-2026-63827, CVE-2026-63828, CVE-2026-63829, CVE-2026-63830, CVE-2026-63831, CVE-2026-63832, CVE-2026-63833, CVE-2026-63834, CVE-2026-63835, CVE-2026-63836, CVE-2026-63867, CVE-2026-63868, CVE-2026-63869, CVE-2026-63870, CVE-2026-63871, CVE-2026-63873, CVE-2026-63874, CVE-2026-64187, CVE-2026-64188, CVE-2026-64189, CVE-2026-64191, CVE-2026-64192, CVE-2026-64205, CVE-2026-64206, CVE-2026-64207, CVE-2026-64244, CVE-2026-64245, CVE-2026-64246, CVE-2026-64247, CVE-2026-64249, CVE-2026-64251, CVE-2026-64253, CVE-2026-64254, CVE-2026-64255, CVE-2026-64256, CVE-2026-64258, CVE-2026-64259, CVE-2026-64260, CVE-2026-64261, CVE-2026-64262, CVE-2026-64263, CVE-2026-64264, CVE-2026-64265, CVE-2026-64266, CVE-2026-64267, CVE-2026-64268, CVE-2026-64269, CVE-2026-64270, CVE-2026-64271, CVE-2026-64272, CVE-2026-64273, CVE-2026-64274, CVE-2026-64275, CVE-2026-64276, CVE-2026-64277, CVE-2026-64278, CVE-2026-64279, CVE-2026-64280, CVE-2026-64282, CVE-2026-64283, CVE-2026-64284, CVE-2026-64285, CVE-2026-64286, CVE-2026-64287, CVE-2026-64288, CVE-2026-64289, CVE-2026-64290, CVE-2026-64291, CVE-2026-64292, CVE-2026-64293, CVE-2026-64294, CVE-2026-64295, CVE-2026-64296, CVE-2026-64297, CVE-2026-64298, CVE-2026-64299, CVE-2026-64300, CVE-2026-64301, CVE-2026-64302, CVE-2026-64303, CVE-2026-64304, CVE-2026-64305, CVE-2026-64306, CVE-2026-64307, CVE-2026-64308, CVE-2026-64309, CVE-2026-64310, CVE-2026-64312, CVE-2026-64313, CVE-2026-64314, CVE-2026-64315, CVE-2026-64316, CVE-2026-64317, CVE-2026-64318, CVE-2026-64319, CVE-2026-64320, CVE-2026-64321, CVE-2026-64322, CVE-2026-64323, CVE-2026-64324, CVE-2026-64325, CVE-2026-64326, CVE-2026-64327, CVE-2026-64328, CVE-2026-64329, CVE-2026-64330, CVE-2026-64331, CVE-2026-64332, CVE-2026-64333, CVE-2026-64334, CVE-2026-64335, CVE-2026-64336, CVE-2026-64337, CVE-2026-64338, CVE-2026-64339, CVE-2026-64340, CVE-2026-64341, CVE-2026-64342, CVE-2026-64343, CVE-2026-64344, CVE-2026-64345, CVE-2026-64346, CVE-2026-64347, CVE-2026-64348, CVE-2026-64350, CVE-2026-64351, CVE-2026-64352, CVE-2026-64353, CVE-2026-64354, CVE-2026-64355, CVE-2026-64356, CVE-2026-64357, CVE-2026-64358, CVE-2026-64359, CVE-2026-64360, CVE-2026-64361, CVE-2026-64362, CVE-2026-64363, CVE-2026-64364, CVE-2026-64365, CVE-2026-64366, CVE-2026-64367, CVE-2026-64368, CVE-2026-64369, CVE-2026-64370, CVE-2026-64371, CVE-2026-64372, CVE-2026-64373, CVE-2026-64374, CVE-2026-64375, CVE-2026-64376, CVE-2026-64377, CVE-2026-64378, CVE-2026-64379, CVE-2026-64380, CVE-2026-64381, CVE-2026-64382, CVE-2026-64383, CVE-2026-64384, CVE-2026-64385, CVE-2026-64386, CVE-2026-64387, CVE-2026-64388, CVE-2026-64389, CVE-2026-64390, CVE-2026-64391, CVE-2026-64392, CVE-2026-64393, CVE-2026-64394, CVE-2026-64395, CVE-2026-64396, CVE-2026-64397, CVE-2026-64398, CVE-2026-64399, CVE-2026-64400, CVE-2026-64401, CVE-2026-64402, CVE-2026-64403, CVE-2026-64404, CVE-2026-64405, CVE-2026-64406, CVE-2026-64407, CVE-2026-64408, CVE-2026-64409, CVE-2026-64410, CVE-2026-64411, CVE-2026-64412, CVE-2026-64413, CVE-2026-64414, CVE-2026-64415, CVE-2026-64416, CVE-2026-64417, CVE-2026-64418, CVE-2026-64419, CVE-2026-64420, CVE-2026-64421, CVE-2026-64422, CVE-2026-64423, CVE-2026-64424, CVE-2026-64425, CVE-2026-64426, CVE-2026-64428, CVE-2026-64429, CVE-2026-64430, CVE-2026-64432, CVE-2026-64433, CVE-2026-64434, CVE-2026-64435, CVE-2026-64436, CVE-2026-64438, CVE-2026-64439, CVE-2026-64440, CVE-2026-64441, CVE-2026-64442, CVE-2026-64443, CVE-2026-64444, CVE-2026-64445, CVE-2026-64446, CVE-2026-64447, CVE-2026-64448, CVE-2026-64449, CVE-2026-64450, CVE-2026-64451, CVE-2026-64452, CVE-2026-64453, CVE-2026-64454, CVE-2026-64455, CVE-2026-64456, CVE-2026-64457, CVE-2026-64458, CVE-2026-64459, CVE-2026-64460, CVE-2026-64461, CVE-2026-64462, CVE-2026-64463, CVE-2026-64464, CVE-2026-64465, CVE-2026-64466, CVE-2026-64467, CVE-2026-64468, CVE-2026-64469, CVE-2026-64470, CVE-2026-64471, CVE-2026-64472, CVE-2026-64473, CVE-2026-64474, CVE-2026-64475, CVE-2026-64476, CVE-2026-64477, CVE-2026-64478, CVE-2026-64479, CVE-2026-64480, CVE-2026-64481, CVE-2026-64482, CVE-2026-64483, CVE-2026-64484, CVE-2026-64485, CVE-2026-64486, CVE-2026-64487, CVE-2026-64488, CVE-2026-64489, CVE-2026-64490, CVE-2026-64491, CVE-2026-64492, CVE-2026-64493, CVE-2026-64494, CVE-2026-64495, CVE-2026-64496, CVE-2026-64497, CVE-2026-64499, CVE-2026-64500, CVE-2026-64501, CVE-2026-64502, CVE-2026-64503, CVE-2026-64504, CVE-2026-64505, CVE-2026-64507, CVE-2026-64508, CVE-2026-64509, CVE-2026-64510, CVE-2026-64511, CVE-2026-64512, CVE-2026-64513, CVE-2026-64514, CVE-2026-64529, CVE-2026-64536, CVE-2026-64556, CVE-2026-64588, CVE-2026-64589, CVE-2026-64590, CVE-2026-64591, CVE-2026-64592, CVE-2026-64593, CVE-2026-64594, CVE-2026-64596, CVE-2026-64597, CVE-2026-64598, CVE-2026-64599, CVE-2026-64600, CVE-2026-64601, CVE-2026-64602, CVE-2026-64603, CVE-2026-64604, CVE-2026-68084, CVE-2026-68085, CVE-2026-68087, CVE-2026-68088, CVE-2026-68089, CVE-2026-68090, CVE-2026-68091, CVE-2026-68092, CVE-2026-68459, CVE-2026-68460, CVE-2026-68461, CVE-2026-74584, CVE-2026-80591
Authoritative release date	2026-09-21 13:04:36.873700 UTC
Authority revision date	2026-09-21 13:04:36.873700 UTC
Affected versions	The Ubuntu releases and packages enumerated in USN-8726-3: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (resolute).
Fixed version	resolute: linux-ibm 7.0.0-1013.13
CVSS base score	Not provided by the authority
CVSS severity	Not provided by the authority
Exploitation status	Ubuntu does not state exploitation status in this notice. CISA KEV lists CVE-2026-53266 (added September 18, 2026) and CVE-2026-53362 (added August 27, 2026). These listings establish exploitation of the CVEs, not that every IBM kernel configuration is exploitable or that a particular host is compromised. Follow applicable CISA triage guidance alongside Ubuntu remediation.

What Changed

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel. 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.

What To Validate Now

1. Inventory. Record Ubuntu 26.04 linux-ibm installations, active kernel builds, installed third-party modules, and the images used to provision replacement hosts.
2. Establish applicability. Match the resolute linux-ibm package to 7.0.0-1013.13. The long CVE list covers multiple subsystems; package coverage does not establish that every subsystem or architecture is present on an individual machine.
3. Remediate. Apply resolute: linux-ibm 7.0.0-1013.13 through the supported vendor or project channel, following the current advisory and change-control requirements.
4. Validate. Following reboot, confirm the fixed IBM kernel is running, required modules load, and the host's storage, network, and application workloads remain healthy. Record any boot or module exception before wider rollout.
5. Retain evidence. Preserve asset and owner identifiers, the applicability decision, before-and-after versions, change approval, installation output, validation results, and any exception or rollback record.

Operational Cautions

Use the exact supported release stream and repository. Test dependencies, clusters, integrations, and rollback before broad deployment; a CVSS rating or reachable feature is not evidence of exploitation.

Evidence To Retain

• Exact product, release stream, package or application version, enabled feature, environment, and accountable owner.
• UTC timestamps, authority revision, approved change record, installer or package-manager output, and resulting version.
• Relevant logs and monitoring evidence, test results, exceptions, compensating controls, and rollback decisions.

Related TechGeeks Resources

• TechGeeks Security Notice Center
• All Security Notices

Authoritative References

• USN-8726-3

Correction policy: If the authority changes affected versions, fixed versions, severity, exploitation information, mitigations, or required action, TechGeeks will update this notice and its verification date.