SB2025111001 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel



SB2025111001 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel

Published: November 10, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2025111001
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.


1) Information exposure through microarchitectural state after transient execution (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36350)

CWE-ID: CWE-1342 - Information Exposure through Microarchitectural State after Transient Execution

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


The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to information leak. A local user can obtain sensitive data from previous stores.


2) Information exposure through microarchitectural state after transient execution (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36357)

CWE-ID: CWE-1342 - Information Exposure through Microarchitectural State after Transient Execution

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


The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to information leak. A local user can obtain sensitive data from the L1D cache.


3) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40300)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

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 improper input validation within the vcpu_enter_guest() function in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.