USN-7861-2: linux-realtime Ubuntu
Vulnerability summary
USN-7861-2 is a vulnerability in linux-realtime Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 4 · Downstream 0 · Related 4Timeline
- 07-11-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 31-07-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
linux-realtime, linux-realtime-6.8 vulnerabilities Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this to expose sensitive information from the host OS. 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: - HSI subsystem; - Bluetooth subsystem; - Timer subsystem; (CVE-2025-37838, CVE-2025-38118, CVE-2025-38352)
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EPSS trend
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Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Ubuntu2 products
- linux-realtime< 6.8.1-1037.38
- linux-realtime-6.8< 6.8.1-1037.38~22.04.1
1 vendor · 2 products