RHSA-2026:77301 - Security Advisory

Topic

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service.

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: smc: Fix use-after-free in tcp_write_timer_handler() (CVE-2023-53781)
• kernel: ALSA: firewire-motu: fix buffer overflow in hwdep read for DSP events (CVE-2025-68347)
• kernel: xfrm: hold dev ref until after transport_finish NF_HOOK (CVE-2026-31663)
• kernel: Bluetooth: MGMT: validate LTK enc_size on load (CVE-2026-43020)
• kernel: Linux kernel: xfrm single-frag length not properly limited ()
• kernel: RDMA/rxe: Validate pad and ICRC before payload_size() in rxe_rcv (CVE-2026-46043)
• kernel: RDMA/rxe: Reject unknown opcodes before ICRC processing (CVE-2026-46133)
• kernel: sctp: purge outqueue on stale COOKIE-ECHO handling (CVE-2026-52924)
• kernel: xfrm: policy: fix use-after-free on inexact bin in xfrm_policy_bysel_ctx() (CVE-2026-53239)
• kernel: ip6: vti: Use ip6_tnl.net in vti6_siocdevprivate() (CVE-2026-63921)
• kernel: xfrm: input: hold netns during deferred transport reinjection (CVE-2026-63919)
• kernel: ip6: vti: Use ip6_tnl.net in vti6_changelink() (CVE-2026-63917)
• kernel: AMD-SN-7061: Safe RET Interrupt Vulnerability (CVE-2026-68480)
• kernel: RDMA/rxe: Fix a use-after-free problem in rxe_mmap (CVE-2026-64582)
• kernel: net: qrtr: restrict socket creation to the initial network namespace (CVE-2026-68294)
• kernel: xfrm: fix stale skb->prev after async crypto steals a GSO segment (CVE-2026-68426)
• kernel: netfilter: flowtable: publish GC-visible tuple last (CVE-2026-74746)
• kernel: RDMA/rxe: Fix responder UAF on IB_QP_MAX_DEST_RD_ATOMIC modify_qp (CVE-2026-80864)
• kernel: RDMA/rxe: Fix OOB in free_rd_atomic_resources() (CVE-2026-80863)

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

• scsi: mpt3sas: avoid freeing unallocated PCIe SGL buffers (JIRA:RHEL-256999)
• xfs corruption from [xfs_trans_cancel] during inode allocation (JIRA:RHEL-257187)

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 8.8 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 8.8 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.8 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.8 x86_64

Fixes

• BZ - 2420279 - CVE-2023-53781 kernel: smc: Fix use-after-free in tcp_write_timer_handler()
• BZ - 2424879 - CVE-2025-68347 kernel: ALSA: firewire-motu: fix buffer overflow in hwdep read for DSP events
• BZ - 2461462 - CVE-2026-31663 kernel: xfrm: hold dev ref until after transport_finish NF_HOOK
• BZ - 2464455 - CVE-2026-43020 kernel: Bluetooth: MGMT: validate LTK enc_size on load
• BZ - 2482127 - CVE-2026-46043 kernel: RDMA/rxe: Validate pad and ICRC before payload_size() in rxe_rcv
• BZ - 2482550 - CVE-2026-46133 kernel: RDMA/rxe: Reject unknown opcodes before ICRC processing
• BZ - 2492095 - CVE-2026-52924 kernel: sctp: purge outqueue on stale COOKIE-ECHO handling
• BZ - 2492779 - CVE-2026-53239 kernel: xfrm: policy: fix use-after-free on inexact bin in xfrm_policy_bysel_ctx()
• BZ - 2502368 - CVE-2026-63921 kernel: ip6: vti: Use ip6_tnl.net in vti6_siocdevprivate()
• BZ - 2502412 - CVE-2026-63919 kernel: xfrm: input: hold netns during deferred transport reinjection
• BZ - 2502434 - CVE-2026-63917 kernel: ip6: vti: Use ip6_tnl.net in vti6_changelink()
• BZ - 2508363 - CVE-2026-68480 kernel: AMD-SN-7061: Safe RET Interrupt Vulnerability
• BZ - 2511448 - CVE-2026-64582 kernel: RDMA/rxe: Fix a use-after-free problem in rxe_mmap
• BZ - 2513353 - CVE-2026-68294 kernel: net: qrtr: restrict socket creation to the initial network namespace
• BZ - 2513477 - CVE-2026-68426 kernel: xfrm: fix stale skb->prev after async crypto steals a GSO segment
• BZ - 2524483 - CVE-2026-74746 kernel: netfilter: flowtable: publish GC-visible tuple last
• BZ - 2528646 - CVE-2026-80864 kernel: RDMA/rxe: Fix responder UAF on IB_QP_MAX_DEST_RD_ATOMIC modify_qp
• BZ - 2528665 - CVE-2026-80863 kernel: RDMA/rxe: Fix OOB in free_rd_atomic_resources()

CVEs

• CVE-2023-53781
• CVE-2025-68347
• CVE-2026-31663
• CVE-2026-43020
• CVE-2026-46043
• CVE-2026-46133
• CVE-2026-52924
• CVE-2026-53239
• CVE-2026-63917
• CVE-2026-63919
• CVE-2026-63921
• CVE-2026-64582
• CVE-2026-68294
• CVE-2026-68426
• CVE-2026-68480
• CVE-2026-74746
• CVE-2026-80863
• CVE-2026-80864

References

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