SB20260824299 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for multiple packages
Published: August 24, 2026
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-43499)
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 remove_waiter() when rolling back a proxy lock from futex_requeue(). A local user can trigger the affected rtmutex slowlock and proxy-lock rollback path to cause a denial of service.
The issue can leave waiter task state uncleared and operate on the wrong top priority waiter task.
2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-45984)
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 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) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-46116)
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 __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) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-46227)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
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.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free and type confusion in sctp_sendmsg() SCTP_SENDALL path when iterating associations after sctp_sendmsg_to_asoc() drops and reacquires the socket lock. A local user can trigger concurrent association migration or freeing to execute arbitrary code.
The issue is reachable with no effective capabilities, and the type-confusion path can lead to a controlled indirect call via the outqueue.sched->init_sid pointer.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.