SB2026072212 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel



SB2026072212 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel

Published: July 22, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2026072212
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 5
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 5 vulnerabilities.


1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-31488)

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 the amdgpu display manager stream handling logic when processing KMS commits involving DSC validation and unrelated mode changes. A local user can trigger a crafted display configuration change to cause a denial of service.

The issue can occur when MST/DSC configuration changes happen in the same commit as a separate mode change, leading to incorrect stream lifetime handling when the stream is later disabled.


2) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-31684)

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 tcf_csum_act() when processing packets with nested in-payload VLAN headers. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted packet to cause a denial of service.


3) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-46116)

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 __xfrm_state_delete when deleting xfrm_state list entries during xfrm_state lifecycle handling. A local user can trigger repeated deletion of the same xfrm_state object to cause a denial of service.

The issue was reproduced under syzkaller load during network namespace cleanup in the xfrm subsystem.


4) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-46209)

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

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


The vulnerability allows a local user to perform out-of-bounds read or write operations.

The vulnerability exists due to an integer overflow in drm_gem_fb_init_with_funcs() when initializing framebuffer plane dimensions for sub-sampled pixel formats. A local user can create a specially crafted framebuffer configuration to perform out-of-bounds read or write operations.

The issue can occur for certain pixel format and dimension combinations where plane height calculation truncates instead of rounding up, causing the GEM object size check to accept an undersized object.


5) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-46135)

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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 a race condition in nvmet_tcp_handle_icreq() and target-side queue teardown when processing an initialization connection request and a connection close concurrently. A remote attacker can send an initialization connection request and immediately close the connection to cause a denial of service.

The issue can lead to a second kref_put() being issued on an already released queue.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.