Ubuntu USN-8800-1 Fixes Linux kernel (NVIDIA BaseOS) Vulnerabilities

Quick Answer

USN-8800-1 updates Ubuntu 26.04's NVIDIA BaseOS kernel to 7.0.0-2018.18. Install the matching BaseOS image and reboot into it. Two CVEs in the long list below also have CISA known-exploitation entries, so the notice must not describe exploitation as wholly unstated.

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 BaseOS) packages on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (resolute)
Advisory	USN-8800-1
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, CVE-2026-80952, CVE-2026-90386
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-8800-1: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (resolute).
Fixed version	Ubuntu 26.04 resolute, source linux-nvidia-bos: image linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bos or matching -64k variant, package version 7.0.0-2018.18. Use the matching metapackages listed in USN-8800-1.
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 lists fixes across many kernel subsystems; hardware, enabled features and individual CVE conditions determine local applicability. The fixed image names include linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bos and its -64k variant. This is the BaseOS 2018 series, not the separate NVIDIA 1018-series kernel.

What To Validate Now

1. Inventory. Locate Linux kernel (NVIDIA BaseOS) 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-8800-1: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (resolute). Do not infer applicability from product family or severity alone.
3. Remediate. Apply the supported NVIDIA BaseOS kernel update for the installed flavour, including required companion packages, and reboot. Do not substitute a similarly named NVIDIA kernel or treat an installed image as the running kernel.
4. Validate. After reboot, read back the running nvidia-bos release and installed image version. Check required external modules, accelerator/device access, networking, storage and representative workloads; record any node still running the previous kernel.
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-8800-1

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.