SB2025111825 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 20 vulnerabilities.

1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-22026)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

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 corruption within the nfsd_show() function in fs/nfsd/stats.c, within the nfsd_net_init() function in fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-37797)

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 hfsc_change_class() function in net/sched/sch_hfsc.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

3) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53125)

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 smsc75xx_rx_fixup() function in drivers/net/usb/smsc75xx.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

4) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50229)

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 bcd2000_init_midi() function in sound/usb/bcd2000/bcd2000.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

5) Improper error handling (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50228)

CWE-ID: CWE-388 - Error Handling

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 error handling within the svm_set_irq() function in arch/x86/kvm/svm.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

6) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50087)

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 scpi_init_versions() and scpi_probe() functions in drivers/firmware/arm_scpi.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

7) Integer underflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49969)

CWE-ID: CWE-191 - Integer underflow

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 execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to integer underflow within the optc1_enable_optc_clock() function in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn10/dcn10_optc.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.

8) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38085)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

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 corruption within the huge_pmd_unshare() function in mm/hugetlb.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

9) 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.

10) Integer underflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38200)

CWE-ID: CWE-191 - Integer underflow

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 execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to integer underflow within the i40e_pf_reset() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.

11) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38211)

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 EXPORT_SYMBOL(), destroy_cm_id() and cm_work_handler() functions in drivers/infiniband/core/iwcm.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

12) 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.

13) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38449)

CWE-ID: CWE-667 - Improper Locking

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 locking within the drm_gem_fb_destroy() and drm_gem_fb_init_with_funcs() functions in drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_framebuffer_helper.c, within the drm_gem_private_object_fini(), drm_gem_object_exported_dma_buf_free(), drm_gem_object_handle_put_unlocked() and drm_gem_handle_create_tail() functions in drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

14) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38477)

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 qfq_change_class(), qfq_delete_class(), qfq_dump_class() and qfq_dump_class_stats() functions in net/sched/sch_qfq.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

15) Improper privilege management (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38498)

CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

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

The vulnerability allows a local user to read and manipulate data.

The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed permissions within the do_change_type() function in fs/namespace.c. A local user can read and manipulate data.

16) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38527)

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

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 escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the cifs_oplock_break() and cifs_put_tlink() functions in fs/smb/client/file.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

17) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38556)

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 snto32() function in drivers/hid/hid-core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

18) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-58240)

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

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

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition between async notify and socket close within the tls_do_decryption() function in net/tls/tls_sw.c. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack. 

19) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-39730)

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 nfs_fh_to_dentry() function in fs/nfs/export.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

20) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-39751)

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 add_tuning_control() function in sound/pci/hda/patch_ca0132.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:21667