RHSA-2026:49033 - Security Advisory

Topic

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

Description

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.

Security Fix(es):

• kernel: xfrm: defensively unhash xfrm_state lists in __xfrm_state_delete (CVE-2026-46116)
• kernel: KVM: x86: Fix shadow paging use-after-free due to unexpected GFN (CVE-2026-46113)
• kernel: Arm Processors: Privilege escalation or information disclosure via writes to higher exception level resources (CVE-2025-10263)
• kernel: KVM: x86: Fix shadow paging use-after-free due to unexpected role (CVE-2026-53359)
• kernel: net/sched: cls_api: Handle TC_ACT_CONSUMED in tcf_qevent_handle (CVE-2026-64530)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

Red Hat recommends treating all kernel errata as security-relevant. Given the kernel's fundamental role, any bug has a higher chance of impacting system security, even if that impact only becomes clear after a fix is published. Therefore, Red Hat prioritizes delivering fixes that improve our customers' overall security posture.

Because of this proactive approach, a patch may be associated with a CVE assignment at a future date. Retroactive CVE assignments are always documented in the corresponding errata and on Red Hat's CVE pages. We strongly advise against delaying updates, as doing so may leave your system exposed when protections are already available.

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle Long Life 8.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 8.6 x86_64

Fixes

• BZ - 2482523 - CVE-2026-46116 kernel: xfrm: defensively unhash xfrm_state lists in __xfrm_state_delete
• BZ - 2482587 - CVE-2026-46113 kernel: KVM: x86: Fix shadow paging use-after-free due to unexpected GFN
• BZ - 2486958 - CVE-2025-10263 kernel: Arm Processors: Privilege escalation or information disclosure via writes to higher exception level resources
• BZ - 2497033 - CVE-2026-53359 kernel: KVM: x86: Fix shadow paging use-after-free due to unexpected role
• BZ - 2507345 - kernel: net/sched: cls_api: Handle TC_ACT_CONSUMED in tcf_qevent_handle

CVEs

• CVE-2025-10263
• CVE-2026-46113
• CVE-2026-46116
• CVE-2026-53359
• CVE-2026-64530

References

• https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important