Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel-rt



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
CVE-ID CVE-2022-48919
CVE-2024-50301
CVE-2024-53064
CVE-2025-21764
CWE-ID CWE-416
CWE-125
CWE-476
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

kernel-rt (Red Hat package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Red Hat Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.

1) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU96413

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48919

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the cifs_do_mount() function in fs/cifs/cifsfs.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV: 8

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time: 8

kernel-rt (Red Hat package): before 4.18.0-553.58.1.rt7.399.el8_10

CPE2.3 External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9581


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU100622

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-50301

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the security/keys/keyring.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV: 8

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time: 8

kernel-rt (Red Hat package): before 4.18.0-553.58.1.rt7.399.el8_10

CPE2.3 External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9581


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

3) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU100714

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-53064

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the idpf_init_hard_reset() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_lib.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV: 8

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time: 8

kernel-rt (Red Hat package): before 4.18.0-553.58.1.rt7.399.el8_10

CPE2.3 External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9581


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

4) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU104950

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21764

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the ndisc_alloc_skb() function in net/ipv6/ndisc.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV: 8

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time: 8

kernel-rt (Red Hat package): before 4.18.0-553.58.1.rt7.399.el8_10

CPE2.3 External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9581


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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