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linux-fips, linux-aws-fips, linux-gcp-fips vulnerabilities
Type: advisorySources: OSV
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems: - Cryptographic API; - Media drivers; - Memory management; - Appletalk network protocol; - Netfilter; (CVE-2025-37958, CVE-2025-38666, CVE-2025-39964, CVE-2025-39993, CVE-2025-40018)
- Products
- linux-aws-fips, linux-fips, linux-gcp-fips
- Affected versions
- 6.8.0-1035.37+fips1, 6.8.0-1036.38+fips1, 6.8.0-1037.39+fips1, 6.8.0-1038.40+fips1, 6.8.0-1039.41+fips1, 6.8.0-1040.42+fips1, 6.8.0-1041.43+fips1, 6.8.0-1042.44+fips1, 6.8.0-1042.45+fips1, 6.8.0-1043.45+fips1, 6.8.0-1043.46+fips1, 6.8.0-1044.47+fips1, 6.8.0-38.38+fips4, 6.8.0-78.78+fips1, 6.8.0-79.79+fips1, 6.8.0-83.83+fips1, 6.8.0-84.84+fips1, 6.8.0-85.85+fips1, 6.8.0-86.87+fips1, 6.8.0-87.88+fips1, 6.8.0-88.89+fips1
- Fixed versions
- 6.8.0-1044.46+fips1, 6.8.0-1045.48+fips1, 6.8.0-90.91+fips1
- CVEs
- CVE-2025-37958, CVE-2025-38666, CVE-2025-39964, CVE-2025-39993, CVE-2025-40018
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 17:15 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
linux-fips, linux-aws-fips, linux-gcp-fips vulnerabilities
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 15 Dec 2025, 14:31 UTC
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems: - Cryptographic API; - Media drivers; - Memory management; - Appletalk network protocol; - Netfilter; (CVE-2025-37958, CVE-2025-38666, CVE-2025-39964, CVE-2025-39993, CVE-2025-40018)
osv:USN-7931-2
linux-aws-fips
Fixed versions: 6.8.0-1044.46+fips1
linux-fips
Fixed versions: 6.8.0-90.91+fips1
linux-gcp-fips
Fixed versions: 6.8.0-1045.48+fips1
Complete source record
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"evidence": "/upstream"
},
{
"value": "CVE-2025-38666",
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},
{
"value": "CVE-2025-39964",
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},
{
"value": "CVE-2025-39993",
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},
{
"value": "CVE-2025-40018",
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}
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},
"source_id": "core-osv",
"document_id": 460192,
"published_at": "2025-12-15T14:31:25+00:00"
}