SB2025080462 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel
Published: August 4, 2025
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 9 vulnerabilities.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21727)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: 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
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the padata_free_shell() function in kernel/padata.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21928)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: 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
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the ishtp_hid_remove() function in drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ishtp-hid.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
3) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21929)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: 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
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the hid_ishtp_cl_remove() function in drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ishtp-hid-client.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
4) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21962)
CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the smb3_fs_context_parse_param() function in fs/smb/client/fs_context.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.
5) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-22020)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: 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
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the rtsx_usb_ms_drv_remove() function in drivers/memstick/host/rtsx_usb_ms.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
6) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49788)
CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
CVSSv4: 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
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the qp_notify_peer_local() and qp_notify_peer() functions in drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_queue_pair.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
7) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-37890)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: 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
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the hfsc_enqueue() function in net/sched/sch_hfsc.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
8) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38052)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: 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
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the tipc_aead_encrypt() and tipc_aead_encrypt_done() functions in net/tipc/crypto.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
9) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38087)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: 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
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the taprio_dev_notifier() function in net/sched/sch_taprio.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.