SB20260216170 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 update for kernel
Published: February 16, 2026
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 5 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38051)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the find_cifs_entry() function in fs/cifs/readdir.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
2) Race condition within a thread (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38383)
The vulnerability allows a local user to corrupt data.
The vulnerability exists due to a data race within the clear_vm_uninitialized_flag(), vmalloc_dump_obj() and vmalloc_info_show() functions in mm/vmalloc.c. A local user can corrupt data.
3) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40271)
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.
4) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40294)
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 parse_adv_monitor_pattern() function in net/bluetooth/mgmt.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
5) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40269)
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.