SB2026022504 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 update for kernel
Published: February 25, 2026
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Double free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38206)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a double free error within the exfat_free_upcase_table() function in fs/exfat/nls.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
2) Double free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40096)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a double free error within the drm_sched_job_add_implicit_dependencies() function in drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_main.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
3) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40168)
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_clc_prfx_match6_rcu() function in net/smc/smc_clc.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
4) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-68800)
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.