From gregory.herrero at oracle.com  Thu Jan  8 21:45:07 2026
From: gregory.herrero at oracle.com (Oracle Ksplice)
Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2026 21:45:07 +0000
Subject: [Ksplice][Ubuntu-24.04-Updates] New Ksplice updates for Ubuntu
 24.04 Noble (USN-7931-1)
Message-ID: <6dc3ad30e86c2a5ab433995a7718e8bb.apache@ksplice.com>

Synopsis: USN-7931-1 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2025-38666 CVE-2025-39964 CVE-2025-40018 CVE-2025-40022

Systems running Ubuntu 24.04 Noble can now use Ksplice to patch
against the latest Ubuntu Security Notice, USN-7931-1.

INSTALLING THE UPDATES

We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack running Ubuntu 24.04
Noble install these updates.

On systems that have "autoinstall = yes" in /etc/uptrack/uptrack.conf,
these updates will be installed automatically and you do not need to
take any action.

Alternatively, you can install these updates by running:

# /usr/sbin/uptrack-upgrade -y


DESCRIPTION

* CVE-2025-38666: Use-after-free in AppleTalk protocol driver.

* CVE-2025-40018: Use-after-free in IP virtual server (FTP) driver.

* CVE-2025-40022, CVE-2025-39964: Improper handling of concurrent input in crypto subsystem.

SUPPORT

Ksplice support is available at ksplice-support_ww at oracle.com.