SB2026030903 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel
Published: March 9, 2026
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38106)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the io_sq_thread() and io_sq_offload_create() functions in io_uring/sqpoll.c, within the __io_uring_show_fdinfo() function in io_uring/fdinfo.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23001)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the macvlan_hash_lookup_source(), macvlan_hash_add_source(), macvlan_hash_add(), macvlan_flush_sources(), macvlan_forward_source() and macvlan_fill_info_macaddr() functions in drivers/net/macvlan.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.