USN-7861-3: linux-nvidia-6.8 Ubuntu
Vulnerability summary
USN-7861-3 is a vulnerability in linux-nvidia-6.8 Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 4 · Downstream 0 · Related 4Timeline
- 13-11-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 31-07-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
linux-nvidia-6.8, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-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. (CVE-2025-40300) 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
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Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Ubuntu3 products
- linux-nvidia-6.8< 6.8.0-1042.45~22.04.1
- linux-oracle< 6.8.0-1039.40
- linux-oracle-6.8< 6.8.0-1039.40~22.04.1
1 vendor · 3 products