SB2025121705 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel
Published: December 17, 2025
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53322)
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 qla2x00_terminate_rport_io() function in drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-39864)
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 cfg80211_update_known_bss() function in net/wireless/scan.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
3) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-39955)
CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors
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 resource management error within the tcp_disconnect() function in net/ipv4/tcp.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
4) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40186)
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 tcp_conn_request() function in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.