RHSA-2026:98100 - Security Advisory

Topic

An update for kernel-rt 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-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables fine-tuning for systems with extremely high determinism requirements.

Security Fix(es):

• kernel: Revert "net/smc: Introduce TCP ULP support" (CVE-2026-46330)
• kernel: Linux kernel: PPP over L2TP Use-After-Free vulnerability (CVE-2026-68398)
• kernel: openvswitch: fix GSO userspace truncation underflow (CVE-2026-68123)
• kernel: Bluetooth: mgmt: fix UAF in pair command cancellation (CVE-2026-74510)
• kernel: net: bridge: mcast: fix use-after-free of a master VLAN's multicast context (CVE-2026-80842)
• kernel: ALSA: seq: midi: Serialize input teardown with event_input (CVE-2026-90207)
• kernel: ALSA: pcm: Serialize PCM mmap with buffer reallocation to fix page UAF (CVE-2026-98116)
• kernel: s390/boot: Avoid IPL parameter append past command line (CVE-2026-98403)
• kernel: kernel: Denial of Service via unvalidated task in iSCSI management responses (CVE-2026-99152)
• kernel: kernel: Denial of service via unvalidated task tag in iSCSI Reject PDU (CVE-2026-99153)

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 Real Time 8 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV 8 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle 8.10 x86_64

Fixes

• BZ - 2486999 - CVE-2026-46330 kernel: Revert "net/smc: Introduce TCP ULP support"
• BZ - 2513188 - CVE-2026-68398 kernel: Linux kernel: PPP over L2TP Use-After-Free vulnerability
• BZ - 2513451 - CVE-2026-68123 kernel: openvswitch: fix GSO userspace truncation underflow
• BZ - 2516970 - CVE-2026-74510 kernel: Bluetooth: mgmt: fix UAF in pair command cancellation
• BZ - 2528639 - CVE-2026-80842 kernel: net: bridge: mcast: fix use-after-free of a master VLAN's multicast context
• BZ - 2536701 - CVE-2026-90207 kernel: ALSA: seq: midi: Serialize input teardown with event_input
• BZ - 2541360 - CVE-2026-98116 kernel: ALSA: pcm: Serialize PCM mmap with buffer reallocation to fix page UAF
• BZ - 2552209 - CVE-2026-98403 kernel: s390/boot: Avoid IPL parameter append past command line
• BZ - 2562697 - CVE-2026-99152 kernel: kernel: Denial of Service via unvalidated task in iSCSI management responses
• BZ - 2562706 - CVE-2026-99153 kernel: kernel: Denial of service via unvalidated task tag in iSCSI Reject PDU

CVEs

• CVE-2026-46330
• CVE-2026-68123
• CVE-2026-68398
• CVE-2026-74510
• CVE-2026-80842
• CVE-2026-90207
• CVE-2026-98116
• CVE-2026-98403
• CVE-2026-99152
• CVE-2026-99153

References

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