{"id":"USN-7758-4","summary":"linux-oracle-6.8 vulnerability","details":"It was discovered that the AF_UNIX socket garbage collection implementation\nin Ubuntu Noble's 6.8 kernel did not properly handle out-of-band (OOB)\nmessages, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. An attacker could use\nthis to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute\narbitrary code.\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:49:49Z","published":"2025-09-19T10:20:30Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7758-4"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://launchpad.net/bugs/2121515"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"linux-oracle-6.8","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:22.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.8@6.8.0-1035.36~22.04.1?arch=source&distro=jammy"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.8.0-1035.36~22.04.1"}]}],"versions":["6.8.0-1006.6~22.04.3","6.8.0-1008.8~22.04.1","6.8.0-1010.10~22.04.1","6.8.0-1011.11~22.04.1","6.8.0-1012.12~22.04.1","6.8.0-1013.13~22.04.1","6.8.0-1014.14~22.04.1","6.8.0-1015.15~22.04.1","6.8.0-1016.17~22.04.1","6.8.0-1017.18~22.04.1","6.8.0-1018.19~22.04.1","6.8.0-1019.20~22.04.1","6.8.0-1020.21~22.04.1","6.8.0-1021.22~22.04.1","6.8.0-1022.23~22.04.1","6.8.0-1023.24~22.04.1","6.8.0-1024.25~22.04.1","6.8.0-1025.26~22.04.1","6.8.0-1026.27~22.04.1","6.8.0-1027.28~22.04.1","6.8.0-1028.29~22.04.1","6.8.0-1029.30~22.04.1","6.8.0-1030.31~22.04.1","6.8.0-1032.33~22.04.1","6.8.0-1033.34~22.04.1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"linux-buildinfo-6.8.0-1035-oracle","binary_version":"6.8.0-1035.36~22.04.1"},{"binary_name":"linux-buildinfo-6.8.0-1035-oracle-64k","binary_version":"6.8.0-1035.36~22.04.1"},{"binary_name":"linux-headers-6.8.0-1035-oracle","binary_version":"6.8.0-1035.36~22.04.1"},{"binary_name":"linux-headers-6.8.0-1035-oracle-64k","binary_version":"6.8.0-1035.36~22.04.1"},{"binary_name":"linux-image-unsigned-6.8.0-1035-oracle","binary_version":"6.8.0-1035.36~22.04.1"},{"binary_name":"linux-image-unsigned-6.8.0-1035-oracle-64k","binary_version":"6.8.0-1035.36~22.04.1"},{"binary_name":"linux-modules-6.8.0-1035-oracle","binary_version":"6.8.0-1035.36~22.04.1"},{"binary_name":"linux-modules-6.8.0-1035-oracle-64k","binary_version":"6.8.0-1035.36~22.04.1"},{"binary_name":"linux-modules-extra-6.8.0-1035-oracle","binary_version":"6.8.0-1035.36~22.04.1"},{"binary_name":"linux-modules-extra-6.8.0-1035-oracle-64k","binary_version":"6.8.0-1035.36~22.04.1"},{"binary_name":"linux-oracle-6.8-headers-6.8.0-1035","binary_version":"6.8.0-1035.36~22.04.1"},{"binary_name":"linux-oracle-6.8-tools-6.8.0-1035","binary_version":"6.8.0-1035.36~22.04.1"},{"binary_name":"linux-tools-6.8.0-1035-oracle","binary_version":"6.8.0-1035.36~22.04.1"},{"binary_name":"linux-tools-6.8.0-1035-oracle-64k","binary_version":"6.8.0-1035.36~22.04.1"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:22.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-7758-4.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}