SB20260325111 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel
Published: March 25, 2026
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38129)
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) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38154)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the sk_psock_backlog() function in net/core/skmsg.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
3) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40240)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the sctp_inq_pop() function in net/sctp/inqueue.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
4) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-71085)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the calipso_skbuff_setattr() function in net/ipv6/calipso.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.