Linux kernel (IBM) vulnerabilities — USN-8597-1

Summary

23 July 2026

Timeline

Published by source

2026-07-23

Risk context

• Reported severity or threat level: medium.
• Review exposure for the affected product or family: Ubuntu.

Product

Ubuntu

What to do

General, cautious steps (verify details in the official source):

• Review exposure and plan remediation based on risk and environment.
• Identify affected product versions in your inventory and verify whether you are impacted.
• Apply vendor patches/updates or recommended mitigations as soon as available.
• Read the official advisory for exact affected versions and remediation steps.

Official advisory

• Read the official source
• CVE Record
• NVD

Evidence and provenance

Canonical advisory ID

USN-8597-1

Source

Ubuntu

Vendor

Ubuntu

Published by source

2026-07-23

Last source activity

2026-07-23

Additional identifiers

CVE-2026-46187

Curated by

hlukh.ch

Related advisories and connections

These advisories are connected by shared CVE, product, vendor, source, or time signals.