Ubuntu 16.04 — kmod — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 27 July 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8226-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2026-31431 Upstream summary: USN-8226-1 added a mitigation to kmod to disable loading the algif_aead module. This update adds the same mitigation to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 […]