SB20260216165 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 8 vulnerabilities.

1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-37882)

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 handle_tx_event() function in drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38349)

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 __ep_remove() and ep_clear_and_put() functions in fs/eventpoll.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

3) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38730)

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 io_bundle_nbufs(), io_sendmsg(), io_net_kbuf_recyle(), io_send_zc() and io_sendmsg_zc() functions in io_uring/net.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

4) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-39760)

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 usb_parse_ss_endpoint_companion() function in drivers/usb/core/config.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

5) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-39933)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the recv_done() function in fs/smb/client/smbdirect.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

6) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40271)

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 pde_put(), remove_proc_entry() and remove_proc_subtree() functions in fs/proc/generic.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

7) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40304)

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 bit_putcs() function in drivers/video/fbdev/core/bitblit.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

8) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40269)

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 snd_usb_endpoint_set_params() function in sound/usb/endpoint.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2759