RHSA-2026:49214 - Security Advisory

Topic

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

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: rtnetlink: add missing netlink_ns_capable() check for peer netns (CVE-2026-31692)
• kernel: netfilter: ctnetlink: ensure safe access to master conntrack (CVE-2026-43116)
• kernel: fanotify: fix false positive on permission events (CVE-2026-46150)
• kernel: net: sched: UAF via missing handler for TC_ACT_CONSUMED in tcf_qevent_handle ()
• 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 8 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 8 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 8 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 8 aarch64
• Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64 8 x86_64
• Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian 8 ppc64le
• Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64 8 aarch64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle 8.10 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Life Cycle 8.10 aarch64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Life Cycle 8.10 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Life Cycle 8.10 s390x

Fixes

• BZ - 2464093 - CVE-2026-31692 kernel: rtnetlink: add missing netlink_ns_capable() check for peer netns
• BZ - 2467005 - CVE-2026-43116 kernel: netfilter: ctnetlink: ensure safe access to master conntrack
• BZ - 2482612 - CVE-2026-46150 kernel: fanotify: fix false positive on permission events
• BZ - 2504052 - CVE-2026-64530 kernel: net: sched: UAF via missing handler for TC_ACT_CONSUMED in tcf_qevent_handle
• BZ - 2507345 - kernel: net/sched: cls_api: Handle TC_ACT_CONSUMED in tcf_qevent_handle

CVEs

• CVE-2026-31692
• CVE-2026-43116
• CVE-2026-46150
• CVE-2026-64530

References

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