SB2026011212 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel

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SB2026011212 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel

Published: January 12, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2026011212
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.


1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-39993)

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 display_open(), send_packet(), vfd_write(), lcd_write() and imon_disconnect() functions in drivers/media/rc/imon.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


2) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40240)

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

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 NULL pointer dereference within the sctp_inq_pop() function in net/sctp/inqueue.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


3) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-68285)

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 monmap_show() and osdmap_show() functions in net/ceph/debugfs.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References