USN-8729-6: Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities — USN-8729-6

Summary

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: - ARM32 architecture; - ARM64 architecture; - PowerPC architecture; - Compute Acceleration Framework; - Drivers core; - Bluetooth drivers; - Arm Firmware Framework for ARMv8-A(FFA); - EFI core; - GPU drivers; - Hardware monitoring…

Timeline

Published by source

2026-09-29

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-8729-6

Source

Ubuntu

Vendor

Ubuntu

Published by source

2026-09-29

Last source activity

2026-09-29

Additional identifiers

CVE-2025-71289

Curated by

hlukh.ch

Related advisories and connections

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