Issued:
2026-09-10
Updated:
2026-09-10

RHSA-2026:66324 - Important: kernel-rt security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Synopsis

Important: kernel-rt security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory: Important

Topic

An update for kernel-rt is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

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-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables fine-tuning for systems with extremely high determinism requirements.

Security Fix(es):

  • kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of Service in qla2xxx SCSI driver due to improper command handling after chip reset (CVE-2025-68745)

  • kernel: scsi: target: configfs: Bound snprintf() return in tg_pt_gp_members_show() (CVE-2026-46149)

  • kernel: netfilter: nf_log: validate MAC header was set before dumping it (CVE-2026-52942)

  • kernel: sctp: diag: reject stale associations in dump_one path (CVE-2026-52917)

  • kernel: net: pull headers in qdisc_pkt_len_segs_init() (CVE-2026-53091)

  • kernel: netfilter: nf_conntrack_sip: don't use simple_strtoul (CVE-2026-52986)

  • kernel: sctp: validate cached peer INIT chunk length in COOKIE_ECHO processing (CVE-2026-53246)

  • kernel: tipc: fix slab-use-after-free Read in tipc_aead_decrypt_done (CVE-2026-63801)

  • kernel: sctp: fix race between sctp_wait_for_connect and peeloff (CVE-2026-63971)

  • kernel: security/keys: fix missed RCU read section on lookup (CVE-2026-64015)

  • kernel: ixgbevf: fix use-after-free in VEPA multicast source pruning (CVE-2026-64113)

  • kernel: sctp: fix auth_hmacs array size in struct sctp_cookie (CVE-2026-68376)

  • kernel: tipc: clear sock->sk on the failed-insert path in tipc_sk_create() (CVE-2026-68117)

  • kernel: sctp: auth: verify auth requirement when auth_chunk is NULL (CVE-2026-68300)

  • kernel: sctp: validate stream count in sctp_process_strreset_inreq() (CVE-2026-68315)

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

  • scsi: mpt3sas: avoid freeing unallocated PCIe SGL buffers [rhel 8.6.z] (JIRA:RHEL-194117)

  • gfs2: harden gfs2_glock_hold [RHEL-8] (JIRA:RHEL-240340)

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

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle8.10x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time8x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV8x86_64

Updated Packages

  • kernel-rt-4.18.0-553.162.1.rt7.503.el8_10.src.rpm
  • kernel-rt-4.18.0-553.162.1.rt7.503.el8_10.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-rt-core-4.18.0-553.162.1.rt7.503.el8_10.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-rt-debug-4.18.0-553.162.1.rt7.503.el8_10.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-rt-debug-core-4.18.0-553.162.1.rt7.503.el8_10.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-rt-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-553.162.1.rt7.503.el8_10.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-rt-debug-devel-4.18.0-553.162.1.rt7.503.el8_10.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-rt-debug-kvm-4.18.0-553.162.1.rt7.503.el8_10.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-rt-debug-modules-4.18.0-553.162.1.rt7.503.el8_10.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-553.162.1.rt7.503.el8_10.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-rt-debuginfo-4.18.0-553.162.1.rt7.503.el8_10.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64-4.18.0-553.162.1.rt7.503.el8_10.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-rt-devel-4.18.0-553.162.1.rt7.503.el8_10.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-rt-kvm-4.18.0-553.162.1.rt7.503.el8_10.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-rt-modules-4.18.0-553.162.1.rt7.503.el8_10.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-rt-modules-extra-4.18.0-553.162.1.rt7.503.el8_10.x86_64.rpm

Fixes

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