SB2026022343 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel



SB2026022343 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel

Published: February 23, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2026022343
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 5
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 5 vulnerabilities.


1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38129)

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 page_pool_ethtool_stats_get(), page_pool_return_page() and page_pool_scrub() functions in net/core/page_pool.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38248)

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 br_multicast_port_ctx_init() function in net/bridge/br_multicast.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


3) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40064)

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 smc_pnet_find_ism_by_pnetid() function in net/smc/smc_pnet.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


4) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-68800)

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 mlxsw_sp_mr_route_add() function in drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_mr.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


5) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23074)

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 teql_qdisc_init() function in net/sched/sch_teql.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.