Issued:: 2026-01-28
Updated:: 2026-01-28

RHSA-2026:1494 - 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 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions.

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: mac80211: fix potential double free on mesh join (CVE-2022-49290)
kernel: net: bonding: fix use-after-free after 802.3ad slave unbind (CVE-2022-49667)
kernel: Linux kernel: be2net buffer overflow in be_get_module_eeprom (CVE-2022-49581)
kernel: ntb_hw_switchtec: Fix shift-out-of-bounds in switchtec_ntb_mw_set_trans (CVE-2023-53034)
kernel: net: openvswitch: fix nested key length validation in the set() action (CVE-2025-37789)
kernel: KVM: arm64: Tear down vGIC on failed vCPU creation (CVE-2025-37849)
kernel: smb: client: Fix use-after-free in cifs_fill_dirent (CVE-2025-38051)
kernel: RDMA/rxe: Fix incomplete state save in rxe_requester (CVE-2023-53539)
kernel: i40e: fix idx validation in config queues msg (CVE-2025-39971)
kernel: ASoC: Intel: bytcr_rt5640: Fix invalid quirk input mapping (CVE-2025-40154)
kernel: Linux kernel: vsock vulnerability may lead to memory corruption (CVE-2025-40248)
kernel: mptcp: fix race condition in mptcp_schedule_work() (CVE-2025-40258)
kernel: drm/vmwgfx: Validate command header size against SVGA_CMD_MAX_DATASIZE (CVE-2025-40277)

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 - Update Services for SAP Solutions	9.0	x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - 4 years of updates	9.0	s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - 4 years of updates	9.0	aarch64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions	9.0	ppc64le

Updated Packages

kernel-debug-devel-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-core-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-modules-extra-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-core-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-core-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-devel-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.src.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.ppc64le.rpm
bpftool-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-modules-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-devel-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.s390x.rpm
bpftool-debuginfo-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-modules-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.s390x.rpm
perf-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-core-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-devel-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-devel-matched-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.aarch64.rpm
perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.x86_64.rpm
python3-perf-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-modules-extra-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.ppc64le.rpm
perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.aarch64.rpm
bpftool-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-core-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-modules-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.s390x.rpm
python3-perf-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.s390x.rpm
bpftool-debuginfo-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-devel-matched-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.s390x.rpm
bpftool-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.ppc64le.rpm
bpftool-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-doc-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.noarch.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-headers-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-abi-stablelists-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.noarch.rpm
kernel-debug-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-devel-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-core-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-devel-matched-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-headers-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-modules-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-modules-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-core-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-devel-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-core-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-headers-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.s390x.rpm
perf-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.aarch64.rpm
perf-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.s390x.rpm
perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.ppc64le.rpm
perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.s390x.rpm
python3-perf-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-modules-extra-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.aarch64.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-core-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-headers-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-devel-matched-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.aarch64.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.ppc64le.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.s390x.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.x86_64.rpm
bpftool-debuginfo-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.s390x.rpm
bpftool-debuginfo-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-modules-extra-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.x86_64.rpm
perf-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.ppc64le.rpm
python3-perf-5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0.aarch64.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

References

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

Additional information

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