SB2026101943 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel
Published: October 19, 2026
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 7 vulnerabilities.
1) Double free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-68745)
CWE-ID: CWE-415 - Double 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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a double free error within the drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.h. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-31581)
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 usb6fire_chip_abort() in the ALSA 6fire USB driver when handling device disconnect. A local user can trigger a device disconnect to cause a denial of service.
The issue occurs because the card private data may be freed synchronously when no file handles are open, after which the code accesses the freed chip structure.
3) 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.
4) Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-43493)
CWE-ID: CWE-703 - Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions
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 handling of error conditions in the pcrypt crypto subsystem when processing MAY_BACKLOG requests. A local user can trigger requests that return EBUSY to cause a denial of service.
5) Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-63924)
CWE-ID: CWE-823 - Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset
CVSSv4: 8.7 [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]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper pointer handling in the IPv6 extension header parser in net/ipv6/exthdrs.c when processing IPv6 jumbo hop-by-hop options. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted IPv6 packet to cause a denial of service.
6) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-63922)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: 8.7 [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]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free risk from stale pointer reuse in ip6_parse_tlv() in net/ipv6/exthdrs.c when parsing IPv6 TLVs containing the HAO option. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted IPv6 packet to cause a denial of service.
The issue occurs when handling a cloned skb where header expansion moves the skb head and invalidates the cached network header pointer.
7) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-63920)
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:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to disclose sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read in ip6_datagram_recv_specific_ctl() when processing IPv6 extension headers for recvmsg control messages after the hdrlen field is modified. A local user can use an nftables payload-write expression to corrupt the extension header length and trigger copying beyond the available header data to disclose sensitive information.
Exploitation is reachable from an unprivileged user namespace.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.