SB2026090339 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support update for kernel-rt
Published: September 3, 2026
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 5 vulnerabilities.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52924)
CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
CVSSv4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:U/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 memory leak within the nft_rbtree_walk() function in net/netfilter/nft_set_rbtree.c, within the nft_rhash_walk() function in net/netfilter/nft_set_hash.c, within the nf_tables_dump_setelem() function in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-43116)
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 netfilter ctnetlink expectation handling when processing expectation add, delete, get, or event operations. A local user can trigger access to an invalid master conntrack object to cause a denial of service.
3) 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.
4) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-52923)
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 ipc_idr_alloc() in the checkpoint/restore SysV IPC allocation path when processing a request for the next SysV IPC id. A local user can request allocation beyond the valid IPC id range to cause a denial of service.
A subsequent walk of /proc/sysvipc/shm can dereference freed memory through a stale IDR entry.
5) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-53059)
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 create_log_context() and dm-log bitset handling when processing a crafted device-mapper mirror target configuration with an oversized region count. A local user can create a crafted mirror target to cause a denial of service.
The issue is triggered when region_count overflows 32 bits, causing bitsets to be allocated smaller than required and later accessed with indices derived from the full region space.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.