Issued:: 2026-07-14
Updated:: 2026-07-14

RHSA-2026:39371 - Important: kernel security update

Synopsis

Important: kernel security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Important

Topic

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support.

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: proc: use the same treatment to check proc_lseek as ones for proc_read_iter et.al (CVE-2025-38653)
kernel: ima: don't clear IMA_DIGSIG flag when setting or removing non-IMA xattr (CVE-2025-68183)
kernel: crypto: asymmetric_keys - prevent overflow in asymmetric_key_generate_id (CVE-2025-68724)
kernel: Bluetooth: SCO: Fix use-after-free in sco_recv_frame() due to missing sock_hold (CVE-2026-31408)
kernel: netfilter: nf_conntrack_helper: pass helper to expect cleanup (CVE-2026-43027)
kernel: eventpoll: defer struct eventpoll free to RCU grace period (CVE-2026-43074)
kernel: crypto: caam - fix overflow on long hmac keys (CVE-2026-43330)
kernel: scsi: qla2xxx: Completely fix fcport double free (CVE-2026-43414)
kernel: xfrm: defensively unhash xfrm_state lists in __xfrm_state_delete (CVE-2026-46116)
kernel: exit: prevent preemption of oopsing TASK_DEAD task (CVE-2026-46173)
kernel: nvmet-tcp: fix race between ICReq handling and queue teardown (CVE-2026-46135)
kernel: eventpoll: fix ep_remove struct eventpoll / struct file UAF (CVE-2026-46242)
kernel: KVM: arm64: vgic-its: Drop the translation cache reference only for the erased entry (CVE-2026-46316)
kernel: KVM: x86: Fix shadow paging use-after-free due to unexpected role (CVE-2026-53359)

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

Product	Version	Arch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support	10.0	x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - 4 years of updates	10.0	x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support	10.0	ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - 4 years of support	10.0	ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support	10.0	s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - 4 years of updates	10.0	s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support	10.0	aarch64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - 4 years of updates	10.0	aarch64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64 - Extended Update Support	10.0	x86_64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support	10.0	ppc64le
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support	10.0	s390x
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support	10.0	aarch64

Updated Packages

kernel-devel-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-devel-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-modules-core-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.s390x.rpm
rv-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-devel-matched-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-modules-core-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-modules-core-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-modules-core-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-cross-headers-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-64k-modules-core-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-rt-core-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-64k-debug-debuginfo-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-rt-64k-debuginfo-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-rt-modules-core-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-modules-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-devel-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-core-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
perf-debuginfo-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.ppc64le.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-abi-stablelists-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.noarch.rpm
kernel-rt-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-rt-64k-modules-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-rt-64k-debug-debuginfo-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-devel-matched-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-core-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-devel-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
libperf-debuginfo-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
python3-perf-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-debuginfo-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.s390x.rpm
rv-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
rtla-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-headers-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-core-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-modules-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.s390x.rpm
rtla-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-matched-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-headers-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-64k-debug-core-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-cross-headers-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-extra-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
python3-perf-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-headers-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-core-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-64k-debug-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-64k-debug-modules-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-core-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-modules-extra-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
libperf-debuginfo-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-core-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-core-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-rt-modules-extra-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
python3-perf-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-64k-debug-modules-core-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-devel-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-uki-virt-addons-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-doc-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.noarch.rpm
kernel-devel-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-64k-modules-core-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
rv-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-core-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-devel-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-core-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-64k-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-extra-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-extra-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-devel-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-devel-matched-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-64k-modules-extra-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-core-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-rt-64k-core-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-rt-kvm-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-core-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-modules-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-64k-core-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
python3-perf-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
perf-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-modules-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-core-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-devel-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-uki-virt-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-debuginfo-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.s390x.rpm
rv-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-core-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-headers-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-matched-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-modules-core-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-64k-debuginfo-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-rt-64k-modules-extra-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-64k-modules-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-uki-virt-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-64k-devel-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-core-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-64k-devel-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-rt-64k-debug-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-kvm-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-modules-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-rt-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-64k-debug-core-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-uki-virt-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-modules-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-debuginfo-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-modules-core-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.s390x.rpm
perf-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-modules-extra-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-rt-64k-debug-devel-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-rt-debuginfo-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-modules-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-devel-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
libperf-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
perf-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-64k-devel-matched-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
perf-debuginfo-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-modules-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.ppc64le.rpm
perf-debuginfo-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.s390x.rpm
perf-debuginfo-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-cross-headers-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-core-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-matched-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.s390x.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-modules-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-uki-virt-addons-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
libperf-debuginfo-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-cross-headers-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-core-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-extra-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
rtla-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-64k-debug-devel-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.src.rpm
libperf-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.s390x.rpm
libperf-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-modules-extra-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-64k-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-rt-devel-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-matched-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-modules-extra-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
libperf-debuginfo-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.s390x.rpm
libperf-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
perf-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-extra-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-modules-extra-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.s390x.rpm
rtla-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-core-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-devel-matched-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-rt-modules-core-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-devel-6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0.s390x.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

References

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

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