SB20260422175 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel
Published: April 22, 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-2025-40064)
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.