Overview
A new security update for the Linux kernel has been released, addressing a large number of vulnerabilities across different subsystems.
Because the kernel is the core of every Linux system, these updates are critical for system stability and security.
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Affected CVEs
This update includes fixes for the following vulnerabilities:
- CVE-2024-14027
- CVE-2025-21709
- CVE-2025-22116
- CVE-2025-22117
- CVE-2025-38426
- CVE-2025-38627
- CVE-2025-39764
- CVE-2025-40005
- CVE-2025-40135
- CVE-2025-40147
- CVE-2025-40150
- CVE-2025-40219
- CVE-2025-68175
- CVE-2025-68239
- CVE-2025-68334
- CVE-2025-68736
- CVE-2025-71152
- CVE-2025-71161
- CVE-2025-71221
- CVE-2025-71239
- CVE-2025-71265
- CVE-2025-71266
- CVE-2025-71267
- CVE-2025-71269
- CVE-2026-22981
- CVE-2026-22985
- CVE-2026-22986
- CVE-2026-22993
Impact
These vulnerabilities affect multiple areas of the Linux kernel, including:
- Memory management
- Networking stack
- Filesystem handling
- Device drivers
- Privile