SB2026102803 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel
Published: October 28, 2026
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 5 vulnerabilities.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-46086)
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 cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a null pointer dereference in br_fdb_fillbuf() when reading bridge forwarding database entries through the brforward_read() sysfs path during a concurrent local FDB update. A local user can trigger concurrent access to cause a denial of service.
The issue arises because RCU readers can observe inconsistent values of f->dst across a check and a later dereference.
2) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-52972)
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 the af_alg control message handler when processing a crafted associated data length value for AEAD operations. A local user can send a specially crafted message to cause a denial of service.
3) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-63831)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service or corrupt data.
The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free in the mac802154 llsec crypto processing in net/mac802154/llsec.c when performing in-place cryptographic transformations on shared skb data. A local user can trigger concurrent 802.15.4 traffic with security enabled to cause a denial of service or corrupt data.
The issue can affect both RX and TX paths when skb data buffers are shared across clones.
4) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-72243)
CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
CVSSv4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to bypass SELinux connect-related permission checks.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in the SELinux socket_sendmsg() hook when using TCP Fast Open on TCP or MPTCP stream sockets. A local user can send data with MSG_FASTOPEN to bypass SELinux connect-related permission checks.
5) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-89846)
CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
CVSSv4: 8.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disclose sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read in qla2x00_status_entry() in the qla2xxx SCSI driver when processing an FCP response containing an oversized response information length. A remote attacker can send a crafted FCP response with an oversized rsp_info_len value to disclose sensitive information.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.