# Ubuntu Linux kernel patches multiple privilege escalation flaws

Published: 2026-08-07 · Severity: routine
Canonical: https://vorant.io/reports/8f7a3df3-0298-513d-98ee-1addb4644f6f/ubuntu-linux-kernel-patches-multiple-privilege-escalation-flaws

> Multiple Linux kernel vulnerabilities in Ubuntu 20.04 ESM and 22.04 LTS enable privilege escalation and data confidentiality breaches.

CERT-FR has published an advisory documenting multiple vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel affecting Ubuntu 20.04 ESM and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. These flaws enable local attackers to escalate privileges, compromise data confidentiality, and trigger unspecified security issues. Ubuntu has released security updates USN-8620-3 and USN-8620-4 on 31 July 2026 to address these issues. Defenders running affected Ubuntu versions should prioritize applying these kernel patches. The advisory references over 200 CVE identifiers spanning kernel bugs discovered between 2022 and early 2026, indicating a substantial accumulation of kernel-level issues resolved in these updates.

## Mentioned in this report

- Vulnerabilities: CVE-2022-49803, CVE-2022-49961, CVE-2022-50073, CVE-2022-50116, CVE-2022-50552, CVE-2023-45896, CVE-2023-52682, CVE-2023-52737, CVE-2023-53545, CVE-2023-53596, CVE-2023-53629, CVE-2024-27389, CVE-2024-35865, CVE-2024-36898, CVE-2024-36922, CVE-2024-41079, CVE-2024-46715, CVE-2024-46770, CVE-2024-47809, CVE-2024-50012, CVE-2024-53221, CVE-2024-56557, CVE-2024-56584, CVE-2024-56657, CVE-2024-56719, CVE-2024-56727, CVE-2025-21712, CVE-2025-21739, CVE-2025-21863, CVE-2025-22107, CVE-2025-23141, CVE-2025-37786, CVE-2025-38006, CVE-2025-38105, CVE-2025-38192, CVE-2025-38250, CVE-2025-38562, CVE-2025-38626, CVE-2025-38659, CVE-2025-38710

Source reporting: https://www.cert.ssi.gouv.fr/avis/CERTFR-2026-AVI-0985

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