SB20260604110 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel
Published: June 4, 2026
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 7 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) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40170)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
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 input validation within the sk_clone_lock(), sk_dst_gso_max_size() and sk_setup_caps() functions in net/core/sock.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
3) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40135)
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 ip6_autoflowlabel() and ip6_xmit() functions in net/ipv6/ip6_output.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
4) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40158)
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 ip6_finish_output2() and ip6_finish_output() functions in net/ipv6/ip6_output.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
5) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23216)
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_conn_usage_count() function in drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_util.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
6) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-43037)
CWE-ID: CWE-121 - Stack-based buffer overflow
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to a stack-based buffer overflow in ip4ip6_err() and __ip_options_echo() when processing a crafted packet that triggers ICMP error handling on a cloned skb. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted packet to execute arbitrary code.
The issue is caused by reusing skb cb[] data written by the IPv6 receive path as IPv4 metadata, allowing attacker-controlled packet data to influence the copied option length.
7) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-43038)
CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read in ip6_err_gen_icmpv6_unreach() when processing a forged ICMPv4 error containing a CIPSO IP option and an attacker-controlled inner IPv6 packet. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted ICMP error packet to cause a denial of service.
The issue arises because IPv4 control buffer data is reused as IPv6 control buffer data in a cloned skb, which can lead to a forged home address option offset being used during IPv6 TLV parsing.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.