USN-7758-4
linux-oracle-6.8 vulnerability
It was discovered that the AF_UNIX socket garbage collection implementation in Ubuntu Noble's 6.8 kernel did not properly handle out-of-band (OOB) messages, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
What each source reports
OSVNo score
linux-oracle-6.8 vulnerability
It was discovered that the AF_UNIX socket garbage collection implementation in Ubuntu Noble's 6.8 kernel did not properly handle out-of-band (OOB) messages, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
- Record
USN-7758-4- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
linux-oracle-6.8Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | before 6.8.0-1035.36~22.04.1, plus listed versions 6.8.0-1006.6~22.04.36.8.0-1008.8~22.04.16.8.0-1010.10~22.04.16.8.0-1011.11~22.04.16.8.0-1012.12~22.04.1 Show 20 moreShow less6.8.0-1013.13~22.04.16.8.0-1014.14~22.04.16.8.0-1015.15~22.04.16.8.0-1016.17~22.04.16.8.0-1017.18~22.04.16.8.0-1018.19~22.04.16.8.0-1019.20~22.04.16.8.0-1020.21~22.04.16.8.0-1021.22~22.04.16.8.0-1022.23~22.04.16.8.0-1023.24~22.04.16.8.0-1024.25~22.04.16.8.0-1025.26~22.04.16.8.0-1026.27~22.04.16.8.0-1027.28~22.04.16.8.0-1028.29~22.04.16.8.0-1029.30~22.04.16.8.0-1030.31~22.04.16.8.0-1032.33~22.04.16.8.0-1033.34~22.04.1 | 6.8.0-1035.36~22.04.1 |
History
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
USN-7758-4 is a vulnerability with no CVSS score yet in linux-oracle-6.8, published September 19, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. Fixed in linux-oracle-6.8 6.8.0-1035.36~22.04.1.