SB2026080635 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel
Published: August 6, 2026
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23415)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: 6.8 [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]
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free in __futex_key_to_node() when processing futex operations during a race with vma policy replacement. A local user can trigger concurrent futex activity and memory policy changes to cause a denial of service.
The issue is caused by a race between futex_key_to_node_opt() and vma_replace_policy() that leads to a use-after-free read of mpol->mode from a freed mempolicy pointer.
2) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-43450)
CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
CVSSv4: 6.8 [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]
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to out-of-bounds read in nfnl_cthelper_dump_table() when handling netlink dump requests after a previously saved helper entry is deleted between dump rounds. A local user can trigger the affected dump logic to cause a denial of service.
The issue is triggered when the saved "last" helper is deleted between dump rounds, causing a restart path to bypass the loop bounds check.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.