Issued:

2026-07-06

Updated:

2026-07-06

RHSA-2026:36018 - Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Synopsis

Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Important

Topic

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

Description

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.

Security Fix(es):

• kernel: fs/smb/client: fix out-of-bounds read in cifs_sanitize_prepath (CVE-2026-43112)

• kernel: net: mana: Fix double destroy_workqueue on service rescan PCI path (CVE-2026-43276)

• kernel: Linux kernel: Use-After-Free in net/gro due to improper handling of zerocopy skbs (CVE-2026-46323)

• kernel: xfrm: defensively unhash xfrm_state lists in __xfrm_state_delete (CVE-2026-46116)

• kernel: sctp: revalidate list cursor after sctp_sendmsg_to_asoc() in SCTP_SENDALL (CVE-2026-46227)

• kernel: drm/gem: Fix inconsistent plane dimension calculation in drm_gem_fb_init_with_funcs() (CVE-2026-46209)

• kernel: smb/client: fix out-of-bounds read in smb2_compound_op() (CVE-2026-46155)

• kernel: netfilter: nft_inner: Fix IPv6 inner_thoff desync (CVE-2026-46244)

• kernel: procfs: fix missing RCU protection when reading real_parent in do_task_stat() (CVE-2026-46259)

• kernel: Arm Processors: Privilege escalation or information disclosure via writes to higher exception level resources (CVE-2025-10263)

• kernel: KVM: arm64: vgic-its: Drop the translation cache reference only for the erased entry (CVE-2026-46316)

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

• WARNING at drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/gsp/r535.c:1585 r535_gsp_fini+0x2fb/0x310 [nouveau] [rhel-9.8.z] (JIRA:RHEL-160966)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

Affected Products

Updated Packages

• kernel-core-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-modules-core-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• perf-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• rv-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-rt-modules-core-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-rt-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-64k-debug-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-zfcpdump-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-rt-debug-devel-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-64k-debug-modules-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-core-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-debug-modules-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-rt-debug-modules-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-modules-extra-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-debug-core-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-debug-core-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• python3-perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-rt-debug-core-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-64k-modules-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-rt-64k-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• libperf-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-debug-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-rt-modules-extra-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-core-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-debug-core-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-devel-matched-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-modules-core-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• rv-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-rt-modules-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-rt-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-devel-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-abi-stablelists-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.noarch.rpm
• kernel-headers-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-tools-libs-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• libperf-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-rt-64k-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-debug-devel-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-debug-modules-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-devel-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-headers-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-rt-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-rt-devel-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-64k-devel-matched-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-devel-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• libperf-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-modules-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• rv-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-devel-matched-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-core-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-modules-extra-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-rt-debug-core-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• rtla-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-devel-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-devel-matched-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-doc-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.noarch.rpm
• perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• rtla-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-tools-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-64k-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• python3-perf-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-headers-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-64k-core-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-rt-64k-modules-core-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-modules-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-debug-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.src.rpm
• kernel-rt-modules-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-tools-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-tools-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• python3-perf-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-64k-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-modules-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-rt-64k-debug-core-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-rt-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-rt-debug-devel-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-uki-virt-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-64k-modules-core-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-tools-libs-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-uki-virt-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• perf-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-devel-matched-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• perf-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-rt-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-rt-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-rt-modules-core-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-tools-libs-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• libperf-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-64k-modules-extra-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-cross-headers-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-modules-core-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-tools-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• python3-perf-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-modules-extra-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-rt-debug-modules-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-modules-core-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-zfcpdump-core-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-64k-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-rt-64k-core-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• python3-perf-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• rtla-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• rtla-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-headers-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-uki-virt-addons-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• libperf-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• python3-perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-cross-headers-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-rt-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-rt-64k-devel-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-rt-modules-extra-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• perf-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-debug-devel-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-modules-extra-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-zfcpdump-devel-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-rt-64k-modules-extra-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-cross-headers-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-rt-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-rt-devel-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• python3-perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-modules-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-zfcpdump-modules-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-64k-debug-core-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• libperf-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• rv-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-64k-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-modules-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-rt-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-modules-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• python3-perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-debug-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-debug-core-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-rt-64k-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-rt-64k-debug-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• libperf-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-devel-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-rt-64k-modules-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• libperf-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-debug-devel-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-cross-headers-5.14.0-687.22.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm

Fixes

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• This content is not included.BZ - 2467113
• This content is not included.BZ - 2479832
• This content is not included.BZ - 2482523
• This content is not included.BZ - 2482564
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• This content is not included.BZ - 2482660
• This content is not included.BZ - 2484451
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• This content is not included.BZ - 2486958
• This content is not included.BZ - 2486982

CVEs

• CVE-2025-10263
• CVE-2026-43112
• CVE-2026-43276
• CVE-2026-46116
• CVE-2026-46155
• CVE-2026-46209
• CVE-2026-46227
• CVE-2026-46244
• CVE-2026-46259
• CVE-2026-46316
• CVE-2026-46323

References

• https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

Additional information

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