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High ALSA-2025:13960 4 CVEs

Important: kernel security update

Published Aug 18, 2025 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Summary

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

Security Fix(es):

* kernel: drm/vkms: Fix use after free and double free on init error (CVE-2025-22097)
* kernel: net_sched: ets: Fix double list add in class with netem as child qdisc (CVE-2025-37914)
* kernel: Bluetooth: hci_core: Fix use-after-free in vhci_flush() (CVE-2025-38250)
* kernel: i2c/designware: Fix an initialization issue (CVE-2025-38380)

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.

Fixed packages 25

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 8 bpftool 4.18.0-553.70.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel 4.18.0-553.70.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-abi-stablelists 4.18.0-553.70.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-core 4.18.0-553.70.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-cross-headers 4.18.0-553.70.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-debug 4.18.0-553.70.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-debug-core 4.18.0-553.70.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-debug-devel 4.18.0-553.70.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-debug-modules 4.18.0-553.70.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-debug-modules-extra 4.18.0-553.70.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-devel 4.18.0-553.70.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-doc 4.18.0-553.70.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-headers 4.18.0-553.70.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-modules 4.18.0-553.70.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-modules-extra 4.18.0-553.70.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-tools 4.18.0-553.70.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-tools-libs 4.18.0-553.70.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-tools-libs-devel 4.18.0-553.70.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-zfcpdump 4.18.0-553.70.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-zfcpdump-core 4.18.0-553.70.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-zfcpdump-devel 4.18.0-553.70.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-zfcpdump-modules 4.18.0-553.70.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra 4.18.0-553.70.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 perf 4.18.0-553.70.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 python3-perf 4.18.0-553.70.1.el8_10

Vulnerabilities 4

  • High 7.8

    drm/vkms: Fix use after free and double free on init error

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vkms: Fix use after free and double free on init error If the driver initialization fails, the vkms_exit() function might access an uninitialized or freed default_config pointer and it mi…

  • High 7.8

    net_sched: ets: Fix double list add in class with netem as child qdisc

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net_sched: ets: Fix double list add in class with netem as child qdisc As described in Gerrard's report [1], there are use cases where a netem child qdisc will make the parent qdisc's enqueue…

  • High 7.8

    Bluetooth: hci_core: Fix use-after-free in vhci_flush()

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_core: Fix use-after-free in vhci_flush() syzbot reported use-after-free in vhci_flush() without repro. [0] From the splat, a thread close()d a vhci file descriptor while its de…

  • Unscored —
    CVE-2025-38380 Rejected

    This CVE ID has been rejected or withdrawn by its CVE Numbering Authority.

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-22097
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-37914
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38250
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38380
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2360223
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2367500
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2378982
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2383381
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2025-13960.html