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9.4

CVE-2025-22041: Linux kernel could let attackers gain system control

CVE-2025-22041 · published today
Summary

The Linux kernel packages for Ubuntu 24.04, including the standard, HWE Edge, and AWS variants, contain a flaw that could let an attacker take control of the system. This could expose your data and disrupt operations. Apply the latest kernel updates provided by your distribution as soon as possible.

What to do
  • Update canonical rootio-linux to version 6.8.0-134.134.root.io.80.
  • Update canonical linux-gcp to version 6.8.0-1042.45.
  • Update canonical linux-gcp-6.11 to version 6.11.0-1016.16~24.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-gke to version 6.8.0-1038.43.
  • Update canonical linux-gkeop to version 6.8.0-1025.28.
  • Update canonical linux-hwe-6.11 to version 6.11.0-28.28~24.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-ibm to version 6.8.0-1039.39.
  • Update canonical linux-lowlatency to version 6.8.0-86.87.1.
  • Update canonical linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 to version 6.11.0-1015.16~24.04.2.
  • Update canonical linux-nvidia to version 6.8.0-1041.44.
  • Update canonical linux-nvidia-6.11 to version 6.11.0-1012.12.
  • Update canonical linux-nvidia-lowlatency to version 6.8.0-1041.44.1.
  • Update canonical linux-nvidia-tegra to version 6.8.0-1012.12.
  • Update canonical linux-oem-6.11 to version 6.11.0-1024.24.
  • Update canonical linux-aws-6.8 to version 6.8.0-1041.43~22.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-azure-6.8 to version 6.8.0-1041.47~22.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-gcp-6.8 to version 6.8.0-1042.45~22.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-hwe-6.8 to version 6.8.0-86.87~22.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-ibm-6.8 to version 6.8.0-1039.39~22.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 to version 6.8.0-86.87.1~22.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-nvidia-6.8 to version 6.8.0-1041.44~22.04.2.
  • Update canonical linux-oracle-6.8 to version 6.8.0-1038.39~22.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-riscv-6.8 to version 6.8.0-86.87~22.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-realtime-6.8 to version 6.8.1-1036.37~22.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux to version 6.8.0-86.87.
  • Update canonical linux-aws to version 6.8.0-1041.43.
  • Update canonical linux-azure to version 6.8.0-1041.47.
  • Update canonical linux-azure-6.11 to version 6.11.0-1018.18~24.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-azure-nvidia to version 6.8.0-1029.32.
  • Update canonical linux-oracle to version 6.8.0-1038.39.
  • Update canonical linux-raspi to version 6.8.0-1041.45.
  • Update canonical linux-xilinx to version 6.8.0-1018.19.
  • Update canonical linux-aws-fips to version 6.8.0-1041.43+fips1.
  • Update canonical linux-azure-fips to version 6.8.0-1044.50+fips1.
  • Update canonical linux-fips to version 6.8.0-86.87+fips1.
  • Update canonical linux-gcp-fips to version 6.8.0-1042.45+fips1.
  • Update canonical linux-raspi-realtime to version 6.8.0-2032.33.
  • Update canonical linux-realtime to version 6.8.1-1036.37.
  • Update debian linux to version 6.1.135-1.
  • Update debian linux to version 6.12.25-1.
  • Update debian linux-6.1 to version 6.1.137-1~deb11u1.
  • Update bellsoft linux-lts to version 6.1.134-r0.
  • Update bellsoft linux-lts to version 6.12.41-r0.
  • Update canonical rootio-linux to version 5.15.0-186.196.root.io.103.
  • Update canonical rootio-linux to version 5.15.0-186.196.aikido.104.
  • Update canonical rootio-linux to version 5.15.0-185.195.root.io.101.
  • Update canonical rootio-linux to version 6.8.0-136.136.root.io.82.
  • Update canonical rootio-linux to version 6.8.0-136.136.root.io.83.
  • Update canonical linux-bluefield to version 6.8.0-1012.16.
  • Update linux to version 5.15.0-198.208.aikido.116.
  • Update rootio-linux to version 5.15.0-198.208.aikido.116.
  • Update linux to version 6.8.0-146.146.aikido.89.
  • Update rootio-linux to version 6.8.0-146.146.aikido.89.
  • Update linux linux to version f0eb3f575138b816da74697bd506682574742fcd or later.
Affected software
Ecosystem VendorProductAffected versions
– linux linux_kernel < 6.1.134
>= 6.2, < 6.6.87
>= 6.7, < 6.12.13
>= 6.13, < 6.13.11
>= 6.14, < 6.14.2
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Root:Ubuntu:24.04 canonical rootio-linux < 6.8.0-134.134.root.io.80
< 6.8.0-136.136.root.io.82
< 6.8.0-136.136.root.io.83
Fix: upgrade to 6.8.0-134.134.root.io.80
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe-edge All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-5.0 All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-5.3 All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-azure All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-5.3 All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-edge All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-5.3 All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-gke-4.15 All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-gke-5.4 All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-gkeop-5.4 All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe-edge All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-oem All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle-5.0 All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle-5.3 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-5.11 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-5.13 All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-5.15 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-5.8 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-5.11 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-5.13 All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-5.15 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-5.8 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-fde All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-fde-5.15 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-5.11 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-5.13 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-kvm All versions
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp < 6.8.0-1042.45
Fix: upgrade to 6.8.0-1042.45
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-6.11 < 6.11.0-1016.16~24.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 6.11.0-1016.16~24.04.1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS canonical linux-gke < 6.8.0-1038.43
Fix: upgrade to 6.8.0-1038.43
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS canonical linux-gkeop < 6.8.0-1025.28
Fix: upgrade to 6.8.0-1025.28
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe-6.11 < 6.11.0-28.28~24.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 6.11.0-28.28~24.04.1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS canonical linux-ibm < 6.8.0-1039.39
Fix: upgrade to 6.8.0-1039.39
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS canonical linux-intel All versions
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS canonical linux-lowlatency < 6.8.0-86.87.1
Fix: upgrade to 6.8.0-86.87.1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS canonical linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 < 6.11.0-1015.16~24.04.2
Fix: upgrade to 6.11.0-1015.16~24.04.2
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS canonical linux-nvidia < 6.8.0-1041.44
Fix: upgrade to 6.8.0-1041.44
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS canonical linux-nvidia-6.11 < 6.11.0-1012.12
Fix: upgrade to 6.11.0-1012.12
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS canonical linux-nvidia-lowlatency < 6.8.0-1041.44.1
Fix: upgrade to 6.8.0-1041.44.1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS canonical linux-nvidia-tegra < 6.8.0-1012.12
Fix: upgrade to 6.8.0-1012.12
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS canonical linux-oem-6.11 < 6.11.0-1024.24
Fix: upgrade to 6.11.0-1024.24
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS canonical linux-oem-6.8 All versions
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS canonical linux-raspi-realtime All versions
– linux linux < f0eb3f575138b816da74697bd506682574742fcd
5.15
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-6.2 All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-5.15 All versions
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Ecosystem VendorProductAffected versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-5.8 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-gke All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-gke-5.15 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-gkeop All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-gkeop-5.15 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe-5.11 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe-5.13 All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe-5.15 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe-5.8 All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS canonical linux-ibm-5.15 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-intel-5.13 All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS canonical linux-intel-iotg-5.15 All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS canonical linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS canonical linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-oem-5.10 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-oem-5.13 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-oem-5.14 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-oem-5.6 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle-5.11 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle-5.13 All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle-5.15 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle-5.8 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-raspi2 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-riscv All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-riscv-5.11 All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS canonical linux-riscv-5.15 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-riscv-5.8 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-allwinner-5.19 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-aws All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-5.19 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-6.2 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-6.5 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-6.8 < 6.8.0-1041.43~22.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 6.8.0-1041.43~22.04.1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-azure All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-5.19 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-6.5 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-6.8 < 6.8.0-1041.47~22.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 6.8.0-1041.47~22.04.1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-fde All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-fde-5.19 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-fde-6.2 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-5.19 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-6.2 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-6.5 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-6.8 < 6.8.0-1042.45~22.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 6.8.0-1042.45~22.04.1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-gke All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-gkeop All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe-5.19 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe-6.2 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe-6.5 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe-6.8 < 6.8.0-86.87~22.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 6.8.0-86.87~22.04.1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-ibm All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-ibm-6.8 < 6.8.0-1039.39~22.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 6.8.0-1039.39~22.04.1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-intel-iot-realtime All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-intel-iotg All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-lowlatency All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 < 6.8.0-86.87.1~22.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 6.8.0-86.87.1~22.04.1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-nvidia All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-nvidia-6.2 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-nvidia-6.5 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-nvidia-6.8 < 6.8.0-1041.44~22.04.2
Fix: upgrade to 6.8.0-1041.44~22.04.2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-nvidia-tegra All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-nvidia-tegra-igx All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-oem-5.17 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-oem-6.0 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-oem-6.1 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-oem-6.5 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle-6.5 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle-6.8 < 6.8.0-1038.39~22.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 6.8.0-1038.39~22.04.1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-raspi All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-realtime All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-riscv All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-riscv-5.19 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-riscv-6.5 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-riscv-6.8 < 6.8.0-86.87~22.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 6.8.0-86.87~22.04.1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-starfive-5.19 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-starfive-6.2 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-starfive-6.5 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-xilinx-zynqmp All versions
Ubuntu:Nvidia-BlueField:22.04:LTS canonical linux-bluefield All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-preview:22.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-fips All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-preview:22.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-fips All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-preview:22.04:LTS canonical linux-fips All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-preview:22.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-fips All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:22.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-fips All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:22.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-fips All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:22.04:LTS canonical linux-fips All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:22.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-fips All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:Realtime:22.04:LTS canonical linux-intel-iot-realtime All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:Realtime:22.04:LTS canonical linux-realtime All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:Realtime:22.04:LTS canonical linux-realtime-6.8 < 6.8.1-1036.37~22.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 6.8.1-1036.37~22.04.1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS canonical linux < 6.8.0-86.87
Fix: upgrade to 6.8.0-86.87
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS canonical linux-aws < 6.8.0-1041.43
Fix: upgrade to 6.8.0-1041.43
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS canonical linux-azure < 6.8.0-1041.47
Fix: upgrade to 6.8.0-1041.47
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-6.11 < 6.11.0-1018.18~24.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 6.11.0-1018.18~24.04.1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-fde-6.17 All versions
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-nvidia < 6.8.0-1029.32
Fix: upgrade to 6.8.0-1029.32
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle < 6.8.0-1038.39
Fix: upgrade to 6.8.0-1038.39
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS canonical linux-raspi < 6.8.0-1041.45
Fix: upgrade to 6.8.0-1041.45
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS canonical linux-realtime All versions
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS canonical linux-riscv All versions
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS canonical linux-xilinx < 6.8.0-1018.19
Fix: upgrade to 6.8.0-1018.19
Ubuntu:Nvidia-BlueField:24.04:LTS canonical linux-bluefield < 6.8.0-1012.16
Fix: upgrade to 6.8.0-1012.16
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:24.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-fips < 6.8.0-1041.43+fips1
Fix: upgrade to 6.8.0-1041.43+fips1
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:24.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-fips < 6.8.0-1044.50+fips1
Fix: upgrade to 6.8.0-1044.50+fips1
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:24.04:LTS canonical linux-fips < 6.8.0-86.87+fips1
Fix: upgrade to 6.8.0-86.87+fips1
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:24.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-fips < 6.8.0-1042.45+fips1
Fix: upgrade to 6.8.0-1042.45+fips1
Ubuntu:Pro:Realtime:24.04:LTS canonical linux-raspi-realtime < 6.8.0-2032.33
Fix: upgrade to 6.8.0-2032.33
Ubuntu:Pro:Realtime:24.04:LTS canonical linux-realtime < 6.8.1-1036.37
Fix: upgrade to 6.8.1-1036.37
Ubuntu:25.10 canonical linux-azure-fde All versions
Debian:12 debian linux < 6.1.135-1
Fix: upgrade to 6.1.135-1
Debian:13 debian linux < 6.12.25-1
Fix: upgrade to 6.12.25-1
Debian:14 debian linux < 6.12.25-1
Fix: upgrade to 6.12.25-1
Debian:11 debian linux-6.1 < 6.1.137-1~deb11u1
Fix: upgrade to 6.1.137-1~deb11u1
Alpaquita:23 bellsoft linux-lts >= 6.1.131-r0, < 6.1.134-r0
Fix: upgrade to 6.1.134-r0
Alpaquita:25 bellsoft linux-lts >= 6.6.89-r0, < 6.12.41-r0
Fix: upgrade to 6.12.41-r0
Alpaquita:stream bellsoft linux-lts >= 6.6.100-r0, < 6.12.41-r0
Fix: upgrade to 6.12.41-r0
Root:Ubuntu:22.04 canonical rootio-linux < 5.15.0-186.196.root.io.103
< 5.15.0-186.196.aikido.104
< 5.15.0-185.195.root.io.101
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-186.196.root.io.103
Root:Ubuntu:22.04 – linux < 5.15.0-198.208.aikido.116
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-198.208.aikido.116
Root:Ubuntu:22.04 – rootio-linux < 5.15.0-198.208.aikido.116
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-198.208.aikido.116
Root:Ubuntu:24.04 – linux < 6.8.0-146.146.aikido.89
Fix: upgrade to 6.8.0-146.146.aikido.89
Root:Ubuntu:24.04 – rootio-linux < 6.8.0-146.146.aikido.89
Fix: upgrade to 6.8.0-146.146.aikido.89
Original advisory text
CVE-2025-22041 in linux - Patched by Root
Root has patched CVE-2025-22041 in the linux package for Root:Ubuntu:24.04. Multiple fixed versions available.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 14 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit
  • Gives an attacker full control
Severity
9.4 Critical
Exploitation
<1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-416Use After Free
Timeline
Published9 Oct 2026
Updated9 Oct 2026
First seen7 Mar 2026
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