Issued:

2026-08-26

Updated:

2026-08-26

RHSA-2026:59723 - 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: ksm: use range-walk function to jump over holes in scan_get_next_rmap_item (CVE-2025-68211)

• kernel: ip6_tunnel: use skb_vlan_inet_prepare() in __ip6_tnl_rcv() (CVE-2026-23003)

• kernel: netfilter: nft_set_pipapo_avx2: don't return non-matching entry on expiry (CVE-2026-43114)

• kernel: sctp: purge outqueue on stale COOKIE-ECHO handling (CVE-2026-52924)

• kernel: netfilter: xt_policy: fix strict mode inbound policy matching (CVE-2026-52920)

• kernel: zram: fix use-after-free in zram_bvec_write_partial() (CVE-2026-53185)

• kernel: netfilter: require Ethernet MAC header before using eth_hdr() (CVE-2026-53131)

• kernel: netfilter: conntrack_irc: fix possible out-of-bounds read (CVE-2026-53268)

• kernel: i2c: stub: Reject I2C block transfers with invalid length (CVE-2026-64191)

• kernel: netfilter: ipset: fix race between dump and ip_set_list resize (CVE-2026-64189)

• kernel: Input: synaptics-rmi4 - bound the F3A keymap to the GPIO count (CVE-2026-64277)

• kernel: Input: synaptics-rmi4 - bound the F30 keymap to the GPIO/LED count (CVE-2026-64276)

• kernel: net: ipv6: use-after-free in fib6_rule_suppress due to stale res->rt6 pointer (CVE-2026-74581)

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

• [RHEL-9.8.z] Intel CWF: CPU is unable to obtain cstate1 on idle system (JIRA:RHEL-166118)

• ss core dumped when there is an SCTP session [rhel-9.8.z] (JIRA:RHEL-212398)

• [IBM 9.9 FEAT] zcrypt driver overwrite function - kernel part [rhel-9.8.z] (JIRA:RHEL-245333)

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.

Red Hat recommends treating all kernel errata as security-relevant. Given the kernel's fundamental role, any bug has a higher chance of impacting system security, even if that impact only becomes clear after a fix is published. Therefore, Red Hat prioritizes delivering fixes that improve our customers' overall security posture.

Because of this proactive approach, a patch may be associated with a CVE assignment at a future date. Retroactive CVE assignments are always documented in the corresponding errata and on Red Hat's CVE pages. We strongly advise against delaying updates, as doing so may leave your system exposed when protections are already available.

Affected Products

Updated Packages

• kernel-debug-core-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-rt-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-rt-debug-devel-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• rv-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-debug-modules-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-debug-core-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-modules-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-rt-modules-extra-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-rt-64k-debug-core-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-rt-modules-core-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-64k-modules-extra-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-rt-debug-devel-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-64k-debug-modules-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-64k-debug-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-tools-libs-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• python3-perf-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-64k-devel-matched-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-rt-64k-debug-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-devel-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• python3-perf-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• rv-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-modules-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• rtla-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-64k-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-zfcpdump-modules-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• libperf-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-modules-extra-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-modules-extra-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• perf-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-debug-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-64k-modules-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-rt-devel-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-modules-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• rtla-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-cross-headers-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-debug-devel-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-tools-libs-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• libperf-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-devel-matched-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-modules-core-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-modules-core-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-rt-debug-core-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• perf-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-rt-64k-core-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-core-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-modules-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-rt-64k-modules-extra-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-devel-matched-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• python3-perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• python3-perf-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-devel-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-tools-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-64k-core-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-devel-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-cross-headers-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-modules-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-rt-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-devel-matched-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-modules-core-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-rt-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-64k-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-headers-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-modules-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-rt-debug-modules-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-rt-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• libperf-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-doc-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.noarch.rpm
• perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.src.rpm
• kernel-rt-64k-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• rtla-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• rv-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-zfcpdump-core-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• python3-perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-zfcpdump-devel-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-core-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• python3-perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-64k-debug-core-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-core-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-debug-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-debug-devel-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-rt-64k-devel-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• python3-perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-devel-matched-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-64k-modules-core-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• python3-perf-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-headers-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-rt-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-tools-libs-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-uki-virt-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-modules-core-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-rt-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-64k-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-cross-headers-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-tools-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• libperf-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-core-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-debug-core-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-rt-modules-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-devel-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-abi-stablelists-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.noarch.rpm
• kernel-rt-64k-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-rt-modules-core-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-cross-headers-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• libperf-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-headers-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• libperf-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• perf-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-modules-extra-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• rtla-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• libperf-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-devel-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-devel-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-rt-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• perf-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-rt-64k-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-rt-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-rt-modules-extra-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-rt-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-zfcpdump-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-modules-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-rt-devel-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• rv-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-headers-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-uki-virt-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-rt-64k-modules-core-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-rt-debug-core-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-rt-modules-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-modules-extra-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-64k-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-uki-virt-addons-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• libperf-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-rt-64k-modules-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-debug-core-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-debuginfo-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-rt-debug-modules-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-tools-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.s390x.rpm
• kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-tools-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-5.14.0-687.42.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm

Fixes

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CVEs

• CVE-2025-68211
• CVE-2026-23003
• CVE-2026-43114
• CVE-2026-52920
• CVE-2026-52924
• CVE-2026-53131
• CVE-2026-53185
• CVE-2026-53268
• CVE-2026-64189
• CVE-2026-64191
• CVE-2026-64276
• CVE-2026-64277
• CVE-2026-74581

References

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

Additional information

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