SB2026063096 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel
Published: June 30, 2026
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) 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.
2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-45984)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After 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 cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free in gfs2 inline data write path when handling inline data writes. A local user can trigger an inline write operation to cause a denial of service.
The issue occurs because a buffer head is released before the inline write completes, leaving a stale pointer that is later dereferenced during the write end path.
3) Double free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-46189)
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 cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to double free in pvrdma_alloc_ucontext() error path when handling ucontext allocation failures. A local user can trigger the error path to cause a denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.