Ubuntu USN-8802-1 Fixes Linux kernel (Oracle) Vulnerabilities
Tech GuruQuick Answer
Ubuntu's USN-8802-1 updates Oracle 6.8 kernels on Ubuntu 22.04 and 24.04. Jammy's linux-oracle-6.8 source version is 6.8.0-1061.64~22.04.1; noble's linux-oracle is 6.8.0-1061.64. Use the image packages for the installed flavor, then reboot and complete the third-party-module work described below.
Confirm Scope And Apply The Supported Fix
What to do now: Separate jammy and noble Oracle 6.8 hosts, record the active kernel and standard/64k variant, prepare modules and recovery access, and schedule the matching package update and reboot.
Last verified: 2026-09-22 UTC. Recheck the authoritative advisory and supported distribution channel before changing production.
Scope And Authority
| Product scope | Linux kernel (Oracle) packages on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (noble), Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (jammy) |
|---|---|
| Advisory | USN-8802-1 |
| CVEs | CVE-2025-71289, CVE-2026-23469, CVE-2026-31420, CVE-2026-31486, CVE-2026-31506, CVE-2026-31560, CVE-2026-46158, CVE-2026-46170, CVE-2026-46275, CVE-2026-46315, CVE-2026-52912, CVE-2026-52915, CVE-2026-52916, CVE-2026-52918, CVE-2026-52919, CVE-2026-52921, CVE-2026-52922, CVE-2026-52926, CVE-2026-52941, CVE-2026-53357, CVE-2026-64015, CVE-2026-64018, CVE-2026-64025, CVE-2026-64029, CVE-2026-64032, CVE-2026-64033, CVE-2026-64034, CVE-2026-64039, CVE-2026-64046, CVE-2026-64047, CVE-2026-64048, CVE-2026-64051, CVE-2026-64055, CVE-2026-64056, CVE-2026-64064, CVE-2026-64073, CVE-2026-64083, CVE-2026-64084, CVE-2026-64085, CVE-2026-64086, CVE-2026-64087, CVE-2026-64088, CVE-2026-64089, CVE-2026-64092, CVE-2026-64096, CVE-2026-64097, CVE-2026-64098, CVE-2026-64102, CVE-2026-64103, CVE-2026-64106, CVE-2026-64108, CVE-2026-64109, CVE-2026-64111, CVE-2026-64113, CVE-2026-64114, CVE-2026-64115, CVE-2026-64116, CVE-2026-64118, CVE-2026-64121, CVE-2026-64125, CVE-2026-64126, CVE-2026-64127, CVE-2026-64128, CVE-2026-64133, CVE-2026-64134, CVE-2026-64135, CVE-2026-64136, CVE-2026-64137, CVE-2026-64138, CVE-2026-64144, CVE-2026-64147, CVE-2026-64148, CVE-2026-64153, CVE-2026-64155, CVE-2026-64163, CVE-2026-64165, CVE-2026-64166, CVE-2026-64168, CVE-2026-64170, CVE-2026-64173, CVE-2026-64174, CVE-2026-64177, CVE-2026-64178, CVE-2026-64179, CVE-2026-64180, CVE-2026-64182, CVE-2026-64183, CVE-2026-64184, CVE-2026-64185, CVE-2026-64214, CVE-2026-64217, CVE-2026-64218, CVE-2026-64219, CVE-2026-64220, CVE-2026-64221, CVE-2026-64225, CVE-2026-64231, CVE-2026-64518 |
| Ubuntu advisory publication | 2026-09-22 13:20:05.583766 UTC |
| Recorded source timestamp (historical snapshot) | 2026-09-22 13:20:05.583766 UTC |
| Affected versions | The Ubuntu releases and packages enumerated in USN-8802-1: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (noble), Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (jammy). |
| Fixed source-package versions | jammy: linux-oracle-6.8 6.8.0-1061.64~22.04.1 / noble: linux-oracle 6.8.0-1061.64 |
| CVSS base score | Not provided by the authority |
| CVSS severity | Not provided by the authority |
| Exploitation status | Not stated by the authority; no exploitation claim is inferred. |
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
- Inventory. Record the Ubuntu release, Oracle 6.8 source family, installed image/metapackages, active kernel, third-party modules and workload owners.
- Establish applicability. Compare each deployment with the authority's affected-version statement: The Ubuntu releases and packages enumerated in USN-8802-1: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (noble), Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (jammy). Do not infer applicability from product family or severity alone.
- Remediate. Apply the advisory's versioned linux-image-6.8.0-1061-oracle or 64k packages and relevant metapackages for the installed release. Preserve the jammy
~22.04.1version suffix; source names in the table are not commands to install every package variant. - Validate. After reboot, confirm the fixed Oracle kernel and intended page-size variant are active, required modules load, and storage/network/application checks pass. Retain recovery and boot evidence before expanding rollout.
- 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.
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Authoritative References
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.
