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Posted on 05 December 2025
Ubuntu Security==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7906-2
December 05, 2025
linux-gcp vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 25.10
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Software Description:
- linux-gcp: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
Details:
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:
- x86 architecture;
- Cryptographic API;
- Android drivers;
- TTY drivers;
- F2FS file system;
- 9P file system network protocol;
(CVE-2025-40025, CVE-2025-40026, CVE-2025-40027, CVE-2025-40028,
CVE-2025-40108, CVE-2025-40109)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 25.10
linux-image-6.17.0-1004-gcp 6.17.0-1004.4
linux-image-6.17.0-1004-gcp-64k 6.17.0-1004.4
linux-image-gcp 6.17.0-1004.4
linux-image-gcp-6.17 6.17.0-1004.4
linux-image-gcp-64k 6.17.0-1004.4
linux-image-gcp-64k-6.17 6.17.0-1004.4
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.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7906-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7906-1
CVE-2025-40025, CVE-2025-40026, CVE-2025-40027, CVE-2025-40028,
CVE-2025-40108, CVE-2025-40109
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp/6.17.0-1004.4
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