Subj : Eight stable kernels with fix for a single vulnerability
To   : All
From : LWN.net
Date : Sat Aug 29 2026 06:40:09


Greg Kroah-Hartman has announced the release of the 7.2.2, 7.1.12, 6.18.48, 6.12.107, 6.6.155, 6.1.186,
5.15.219, and 5.10.268 stable kernels.

Each of these contains a
single fix for a
vulnerability (CVE-2026-80590)
that allows marking IPv4 or IPv6 fragments as GSO,
which can allow an unprivileged user to cause a kernel panic. This vulnerability
has been present since Linuxÿ2.6.27. Users are advised to upgrade.

https://lwn.net/Articles/1091118/
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