========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8279-2 May 22, 2026
linux-gcp-5.15 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Software Description:
- linux-gcp-5.15: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
Details:
It was discovered that the Linux kernel algif_aead module did not properly
handle in-place cryptographic operations. This flaw is known as Copy Fail.
A local attacker could use this to escalate privileges, or possibly escape
a container. (CVE-2026-31431)
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;
- Ethernet bonding driver;
- SMB network file system;
- Netfilter;
- io_uring subsystem;
- Packet sockets;
- TLS protocol;
(CVE-2024-35862, CVE-2024-50060, CVE-2026-23274, CVE-2026-23351,
CVE-2026-31419, CVE-2026-31504, CVE-2026-31533, CVE-2026-43033,
CVE-2026-43077, CVE-2026-43078)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
linux-image-5.15.0-1108-gcp 5.15.0-1108.117~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-gcp 5.15.0.1108.117~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-gcp-5.15 5.15.0.1108.117~20.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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-8279-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8279-1
CVE-2024-35862, CVE-2024-50060, CVE-2026-23274, CVE-2026-23351,
CVE-2026-31419, CVE-2026-31431, CVE-2026-31504, CVE-2026-31533,
CVE-2026-43033, CVE-2026-43077, CVE-2026-43078
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