SB2026081777 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel
Published: August 17, 2026
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 11 vulnerabilities.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-39902)
CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the object_err() function in mm/slub.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
2) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-43206)
CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write
CVSSv4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds write in kfd_event_page_set() when processing a user-supplied buffer size parameter. A local user can pass a small buffer to trigger an out-of-bounds kernel memory write to escalate privileges.
3) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-53016)
CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write
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 an out-of-bounds write in ccp_aes_complete() when processing AF_ALG rfc3686-ctr-aes-ccp requests. A local user can supply a request with an 8-byte IV to cause a denial of service.
4) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-53136)
CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
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 or execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to a heap-based buffer overflow in get_integrated_info_v11() and get_integrated_info_v2_1() in the AMD display BIOS parser when parsing a malformed VBIOS during driver probe. A local user can provide a specially crafted VBIOS with oversized HDMI retimer register counts to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
Exploitation requires control over the VBIOS data consumed by the driver.
5) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-53329)
CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow
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 an integer overflow in dal_vector_reserve() in the AMD display vector implementation when resizing a vector buffer. A local user can trigger allocation size wraparound to cause a denial of service.
Successful exploitation can lead to a heap overflow on subsequent vector appends.
6) Improper Initialization (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-53374)
CWE-ID: CWE-665 - Improper Initialization
CVSSv4: 6.9 [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]
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause memory corruption in GPU address translation.
The vulnerability exists due to improper initialization in the AMDGPU GART table when allocating and populating page table entries in VRAM. A local user can trigger GART mappings so that stale uninitialized entries are used to cause memory corruption in GPU address translation.
The issue arises because speculative TLB loads may consume other uninitialized entries from the same cacheline, and stale garbage page table entries may later be used by the GPU.
7) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-63884)
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 a use-after-free in the i915 TTM object purge logic when purging an object during eviction after validating buffer object placement. A local user can trigger the purge path through crafted GPU memory management operations to cause a denial of service.
The issue was reported under heavy use on DG2 systems and occurs because the associated i915 TTM page vector container may be replaced while the object is still busy.
8) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-63879)
CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
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 improper synchronization in amdgpu_hmm_range_get_pages in the AMDGPU HMM handling code when reading the notifier sequence across range processing. A local user can trigger memory invalidation during page range handling to cause a denial of service.
The issue can result in operations being performed on invalid pages.
9) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-64219)
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 an out-of-bounds read in dc->links[] access within dc_process_dmub_aux_transfer_async() when handling a link_index value without bounds checking. A local user can supply an invalid link_index to cause a denial of service.
10) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-64219)
CWE-ID: CWE-121 - Stack-based buffer overflow
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 a stack-based buffer overflow in dc_process_dmub_aux_transfer_async() when processing an aux transfer payload. A local user can pass a payload length greater than 16 to cause a denial of service.
11) Expired pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-17523)
CWE-ID: CWE-825 - Expired pointer dereference
CVSSv4: 8.5 [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]
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code within the kernel and escalate privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to CWE-825 in net/can/bcm.c in can: bcm when processing local CAN BCM operations. A local user can exploit the flaw to execute arbitrary code within the kernel and escalate privileges.
Successful exploitation can allow the attacker to gain root privileges and take full control of the affected system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.