SB2026070744 - NVIDIA for RHEL 10 update for kernel
Published: July 7, 2026
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-43074)
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 a use-after-free in ep_free() in eventpoll.c when handling concurrent eventpoll operations. A local user can trigger a race condition to cause a denial of service.
2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-46242)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause memory corruption.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free in ep_remove() in fs/eventpoll.c when removing epoll file references during a race with file release handling. A local user can trigger a race condition to cause memory corruption.
The issue involves the epoll-watches-epoll case and a concurrent __fput() path that can lead to operations on freed structures.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.