SB2026020480 - Ubuntu update for linux
Published: February 4, 2026
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Use of uninitialized resource (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40214)
CWE-ID: CWE-908 - Use of Uninitialized Resource
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to use of uninitialized resource within the unix_add_edge(), __unix_walk_scc() and unix_walk_scc() functions in net/unix/garbage.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40019)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the essiv_aead_crypt() function in crypto/essiv.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.