Ubuntu alert USN-8280-3 (linux-iot)

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Rodrigo Figueiredo Zaiden <rodrigo.zaiden@canonical.com>
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ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com
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[USN-8280-3] Linux kernel (IoT) vulnerabilities
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Tue, 26 May 2026 17:03:13 -0300
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8280-3
May 26, 2026

linux-iot 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-iot: Linux kernel for IoT platforms

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;
   - Packet sockets;
   - TLS protocol;
(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-5.4.0-1063-iot      5.4.0-1063.66
                                   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-8280-3
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8280-2
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8280-1
   CVE-2026-31431, CVE-2026-31504, CVE-2026-31533, CVE-2026-43033,
   CVE-2026-43077, CVE-2026-43078



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