========================================================================= Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7701-1 August 19, 2025 linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.4, linux-bluefield, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-5.4, linux-hwe-5.4, linux-ibm, linux-ibm-5.4, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-raspi, linux-raspi-5.4, linux-xilinx-zynqmp vulnerabilities ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel. Software Description: - linux: Linux kernel - linux-aws: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems - linux-bluefield: Linux kernel for NVIDIA BlueField platforms - linux-gcp: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems - linux-ibm: Linux kernel for IBM cloud systems - linux-kvm: Linux kernel for cloud environments - linux-oracle: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems - linux-raspi: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi systems - linux-xilinx-zynqmp: Linux kernel for Xilinx ZynqMP processors - linux-aws-5.4: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems - linux-gcp-5.4: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems - linux-hwe-5.4: Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel - linux-ibm-5.4: Linux kernel for IBM cloud systems - linux-raspi-5.4: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi systems Details: 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: - Device tree and open firmware driver; - SCSI subsystem; - TTY drivers; - SMB network file system; - Bluetooth subsystem; - Network traffic control; (CVE-2025-37797, CVE-2023-52757, CVE-2025-38083, CVE-2024-38541, CVE-2024-49950, CVE-2024-50073, CVE-2023-52975) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-image-5.4.0-1067-xilinx-zynqmp 5.4.0-1067.71 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-5.4.0-1095-ibm 5.4.0-1095.100 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-5.4.0-1108-bluefield 5.4.0-1108.115 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-5.4.0-1132-raspi 5.4.0-1132.145 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-5.4.0-1136-kvm 5.4.0-1136.145 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-5.4.0-1147-oracle 5.4.0-1147.157 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-5.4.0-1149-aws 5.4.0-1149.159 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-5.4.0-1152-gcp 5.4.0-1152.161 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-5.4.0-220-generic 5.4.0-220.240 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-5.4.0-220-generic-lpae 5.4.0-220.240 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-5.4.0-220-lowlatency 5.4.0-220.240 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-aws-5.4 5.4.0.1149.146 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-aws-lts-20.04 5.4.0.1149.146 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-bluefield 5.4.0.1108.104 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-bluefield-5.4 5.4.0.1108.104 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-gcp-5.4 5.4.0.1152.154 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04 5.4.0.1152.154 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-generic 5.4.0.220.212 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-generic-5.4 5.4.0.220.212 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-generic-lpae 5.4.0.220.212 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-generic-lpae-5.4 5.4.0.220.212 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-ibm-5.4 5.4.0.1095.124 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 5.4.0.1095.124 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-kvm 5.4.0.1136.132 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-kvm-5.4 5.4.0.1136.132 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-lowlatency 5.4.0.220.212 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-lowlatency-5.4 5.4.0.220.212 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-oem 5.4.0.220.212 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-oem-osp1 5.4.0.220.212 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-oracle-5.4 5.4.0.1147.141 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04 5.4.0.1147.141 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-raspi 5.4.0.1132.163 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-raspi-5.4 5.4.0.1132.163 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-raspi2 5.4.0.1132.163 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-virtual 5.4.0.220.212 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-virtual-5.4 5.4.0.220.212 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp 5.4.0.1067.67 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp-5.4 5.4.0.1067.67 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-image-5.4.0-1095-ibm 5.4.0-1095.100~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-5.4.0-1132-raspi 5.4.0-1132.145~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-5.4.0-1149-aws 5.4.0-1149.159~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-5.4.0-1152-gcp 5.4.0-1152.161~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-5.4.0-220-generic 5.4.0-220.240~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-5.4.0-220-lowlatency 5.4.0-220.240~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-aws 5.4.0.1149.159~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-aws-5.4 5.4.0.1149.159~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-gcp 5.4.0.1152.161~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-gcp-5.4 5.4.0.1152.161~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-generic-5.4 5.4.0.220.240~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 5.4.0.220.240~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-ibm 5.4.0.1095.100~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-ibm-5.4 5.4.0.1095.100~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-lowlatency-5.4 5.4.0.220.240~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 5.4.0.220.240~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-oem 5.4.0.220.240~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-oem-osp1 5.4.0.220.240~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-raspi-5.4 5.4.0.1132.145~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 5.4.0.1132.145~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-snapdragon-5.4 5.4.0.220.240~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 5.4.0.220.240~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-virtual-5.4 5.4.0.220.240~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 5.4.0.220.240~18.04.1 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-7701-1 CVE-2023-52757, CVE-2023-52975, CVE-2024-38541, CVE-2024-49950, CVE-2024-50073, CVE-2025-37797, CVE-2025-38083