Ubuntu USN-8760-2 Fixes Linux kernel (NVIDIA) Vulnerabilities

Quick Answer

USN-8760-2 updates Ubuntu 26.04's NVIDIA kernel to 7.0.0-1018.18. This is distinct from the NVIDIA BaseOS 2018-series update. Install the correct image, handle the ABI change and reboot; the CVE list includes two vulnerabilities with CISA known-exploitation findings.

Source check: 2026-10-02 UTC. This notice reflects the primary-source evidence described below, not a completed update or exploitation test. Recheck the advisory and supported distribution channel before changing production.

Scope And Authority

Product scope	Linux kernel (NVIDIA) packages on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (resolute)
Advisory	USN-8760-2
CVEs	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-2026-53355, 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-2026-64531, 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	2026-09-22 (Canonical publication date; no time specified)
Authority revision date	No separate USN revision timestamp verified. The former precise imported timestamp is not established as an advisory revision.
Affected versions	The Ubuntu releases and packages enumerated in USN-8760-2: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (resolute).
Fixed version	Ubuntu 26.04 resolute, source linux-nvidia: image linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidia or matching -64k variant, version 7.0.0-1018.18, with matching USN-listed metapackages. This is not linux-nvidia-bos.
CVSS base score	Not provided by the authority
CVSS severity	Not provided by the authority
Exploitation status	Known-exploitation evidence exists for part of this CVE list: CVE-2026-53362: added 2026-08-27, due 2026-08-30; CVE-2026-53266: added 2026-09-18, due 2026-09-21. CISA KEV marks forensic triage Yes and ransomware use Unknown for these entries. This does not establish exploitation of every CVE here or compromise of a particular Ubuntu deployment. See the CISA KEV feed.

What Changed

Canonical's large kernel update spans architecture, driver, filesystem, networking and core subsystems. The binary image names are linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidia and its -64k variant. The combined list does not mean every subsystem is enabled or every CVE has the same attack path on a given host.

What To Validate Now

1. Inventory. Locate Linux kernel (NVIDIA) packages on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (resolute) deployments, versions, enabled features, exposure paths, owners, and dependent services.
2. Establish applicability. Compare each deployment with the authority's affected-version statement: The Ubuntu releases and packages enumerated in USN-8760-2: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (resolute). Do not infer applicability from product family or severity alone.
3. Remediate. Apply the supported NVIDIA 1018-series kernel packages for the installed flavour and reboot into the corrected kernel. Confirm third-party module rebuilds rather than assuming they succeeded automatically.
4. Validate. Read back the running nvidia kernel release after reboot and verify required external modules, GPU/device access, networking, storage and representative workloads. Record any incomplete reboot or driver rebuild.
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

Canonical requires a reboot after this kernel update and warns of an ABI change. Recompile and reinstall any third-party kernel modules for the new ABI, and verify that this succeeds before relying on them after reboot. Keeping the standard kernel metapackages installed allows the normal upgrade to bring in the new kernel; it is not proof that every external driver rebuilt successfully. Check boot/recovery access, required drivers and rollback before broad rollout.

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-8760-2

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.