SB20260422175 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel



SB20260422175 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel

Published: April 22, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB20260422175
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.


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

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.


2) 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.


3) 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.


4) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23231)

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

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


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.