Issued:: 2026-06-04
Updated:: 2026-06-04

RHSA-2026:23237 - 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 9.4 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: net: use dst_dev_rcu() in sk_setup_caps() (CVE-2025-40170)
kernel: ipv6: use RCU in ip6_xmit() (CVE-2025-40135)
kernel: ipv6: use RCU in ip6_output() (CVE-2025-40158)
kernel: crypto: asymmetric_keys - prevent overflow in asymmetric_key_generate_id (CVE-2025-68724)
kernel: iommu: disable SVA when CONFIG_X86 is set (CVE-2025-71089)
kernel: scsi: target: iscsi: Fix use-after-free in iscsit_dec_conn_usage_count() (CVE-2026-23216)
kernel: netfilter: nf_tables: release flowtable after rcu grace period on error (CVE-2026-23392)
kernel: netfilter: ip6t_eui64: reject invalid MAC header for all packets (CVE-2026-31685)
kernel: ip6_tunnel: clear skb2->cb[] in ip4ip6_err() (CVE-2026-43037)
kernel: ipv6: icmp: clear skb2->cb[] in ip6_err_gen_icmpv6_unreach() (CVE-2026-43038)
kernel: smb: client: validate the whole DACL before rewriting it in cifsacl (CVE-2026-31709)
kernel: wifi: brcmfmac: validate bsscfg indices in IF events (CVE-2026-43110)

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	9.4	x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle	9.4	x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Life Cycle	9.4	ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Life Cycle	9.4	s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - 4 years of updates	9.4	s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Life Cycle	9.4	aarch64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - 4 years of updates	9.4	aarch64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions	9.4	ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS	9.4	x86_64

Updated Packages

kernel-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-64k-modules-core-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-devel-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
kernel-rt-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-64k-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-devel-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-modules-core-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
kernel-64k-debug-core-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
kernel-64k-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
kernel-modules-extra-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
kernel-doc-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.noarch.rpm
kernel-headers-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
kernel-modules-core-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-uki-virt-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-modules-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
kernel-core-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
bpftool-debuginfo-7.3.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
bpftool-7.3.0-427.129.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
kernel-tools-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-core-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
kernel-abi-stablelists-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.noarch.rpm
kernel-debug-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
kernel-64k-debug-modules-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
kernel-rt-modules-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
rv-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
kernel-rt-modules-extra-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
bpftool-7.3.0-427.129.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
kernel-devel-matched-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.src.rpm
kernel-64k-debug-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
kernel-modules-extra-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-64k-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
kernel-64k-modules-extra-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
rv-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
kernel-modules-core-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-core-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
kernel-devel-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
kernel-64k-devel-matched-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
kernel-64k-modules-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-modules-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-devel-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-modules-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
bpftool-7.3.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
kernel-devel-matched-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
kernel-64k-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-64k-core-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
perf-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
kernel-modules-extra-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-core-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-modules-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
libperf-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
perf-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-devel-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
kernel-tools-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-core-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
bpftool-7.3.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
perf-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
bpftool-debuginfo-7.3.0-427.129.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
kernel-modules-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
perf-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
kernel-devel-matched-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
kernel-core-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
bpftool-debuginfo-7.3.0-427.129.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-headers-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
kernel-modules-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
kernel-rt-kvm-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-core-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
python3-perf-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-core-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
libperf-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
kernel-modules-core-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
python3-perf-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-headers-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
kernel-headers-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
bpftool-debuginfo-7.3.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-kvm-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-modules-extra-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-modules-core-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
python3-perf-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
python3-perf-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
rtla-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
rv-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
libperf-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
rv-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
kernel-rt-devel-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-core-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-uki-virt-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
kernel-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
libperf-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
rtla-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-devel-matched-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
rtla-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
rtla-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-devel-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-core-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
kernel-5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

References

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

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