SB2025091059 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel

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SB2025091059 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel

Published: September 10, 2025 Updated: February 6, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2025091059
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.


1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2513)

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/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 ext4 filesystem in the way it handled the extra inode size for extended attributes. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and escalate privileges on the system.



2) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38159)

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

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 an out-of-bounds read error within the rtw_coex_tdma_timer_base() function in drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/coex.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


3) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38332)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

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 memory corruption within the lpfc_sli4_get_ctl_attr() function in drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


4) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38352)

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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:A/U:Amber


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

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the run_posix_cpu_timers() function in kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild against Android devices.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References