SB20260420135 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel



SB20260420135 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel

Published: April 20, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB20260420135
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 6
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 6 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23066)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the rxrpc_recvmsg() function in net/rxrpc/recvmsg.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23111)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the nft_map_catchall_activate() function in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


3) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23144)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the damon_sysfs_context_add_dirs() function in mm/damon/sysfs.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


4) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23171)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the bond_enslave() function in drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


5) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23193)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the iscsit_dec_session_usage_count() function in drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_util.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


6) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23204)

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 u32_classify() function in net/sched/cls_u32.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.