SB2026050689 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel-rt



SB2026050689 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel-rt

Published: May 6, 2026 Updated: May 22, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2026050689
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 6
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 17% Medium 17% Low 67%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 6 vulnerabilities.


1) Double free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-41073)

CWE-ID: CWE-415 - Double Free

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


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

The vulnerability exists due to a double free error within the nvme_cleanup_cmd() function in drivers/nvme/host/core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23097)

CWE-ID: CWE-667 - Improper Locking

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


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

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the unmap_and_move_huge_page() function in mm/migrate.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


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

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


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.


4) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23191)

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the is_access_interleaved() and loopback_check_format() functions in sound/drivers/aloop.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


5) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-31402)

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to corrupt heap memory.

The vulnerability exists due to a heap-based buffer overflow in the NFSv4.0 LOCK replay cache when encoding denied LOCK operation responses. A remote attacker can trigger conflicting lock requests with a large lock owner value to corrupt heap memory.

The issue is caused by copying an encoded LOCK denied response into a fixed 112-byte inline replay buffer without sufficient bounds checking, resulting in a slab out-of-bounds write of up to 944 bytes. Exploitation requires two cooperating NFSv4.0 clients and can be performed remotely without authentication.


6) Improper control of a resource through its lifetime (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-31431)

CWE-ID: CWE-664 - Improper control of a resource through its lifetime

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber


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

The vulnerability exists due to improper memory handling within the authencesn cryptographic template in algif_aead when processing AEAD operations. A local user can trigger the vulnerable code path to execute arbitrary code on the system.

Note, this vulnerability was dubbed "Copy Fail". 


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.