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High ELSA-2026-87375 7 CVEs

Important: kernel security update (Oracle Linux 8)

Published Oct 22, 2026 · Updated Oct 22, 2026

Summary

[4.18.0-553.177.1]
- Update Oracle Linux certificates (Kevin Lyons)
- Disable signing for aarch64 (Ilya Okomin)
- Oracle Linux RHCK Module Signing Key was added to the kernel trusted keys list (olkmod_signing_key.pem) [Orabug: 29539237]
- Update x509.genkey [Orabug: 24817676]
- Conflict with shim-ia32 and shim-x64 <= 15.3-1.0.3
- Remove upstream reference during boot (Kevin Lyons) [Orabug: 34750652]
- Add new Oracle Linux Driver Signing (key 1) certificate [Orabug: 37985772]

[4.18.0-553.177.1]
- vfio/pci: clear vdev->msi_perm after freeing it on init failure (Rodolfo Vick) [RHEL-270905] {CVE-2026-89777}
- ALSA: seq: close a re-opened queue timer in the destructor (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-263644] {CVE-2026-68202}
- inet: frags: strip GSO state from fragments before reassembly (Jamie Bainbridge) [RHEL-254200] {CVE-2026-80590}
- ipv4: fib: free fib_alias with kfree_rcu() on insert error path (Jamie Bainbridge) [RHEL-233134] {CVE-2026-64572}
- ipv4: raw: reject IP_HDRINCL packets with ihl < 5 (Jamie Bainbridge) [RHEL-225459] {CVE-2026-64114}
- xfs: bounds-check buffer log item's dirty bitmap (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-253365] {CVE-2026-80536}
- fuse: re-lock request before returning from fuse_ref_folio() (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-234242] {CVE-2026-64266}

[4.18.0-553.176.1]
- smb: client: reject a tree connect response whose byte count is too small (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-271288] {CVE-2026-89631}
- netfilter: flowtable: hold reference on ct until flow is released (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-280060] {CVE-2026-98320}
- perf: Fix addr_filter_ranges lifetime (Vratislav Bendel) [RHEL-271853] {CVE-2026-93817}
- USB: serial: io_ti: fix heap overflow in build_i2c_fw_hdr() (Desnes Nunes) [RHEL-191034] {CVE-2026-53195}
- USB: serial: io_ti: fix heap overflow in get_manuf_info() (Desnes Nunes) [RHEL-191034] {CVE-2026-53196}
- gfs2: a minor finish_xmote cleanup (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- gfs2: Minor run_queue fixes (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- gfs2: run_queue cleanup (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- gfs2: only apply DLM_LKF_VALBLK if sb_lvbptr is not NULL (Alexander Aring) [RHEL-129363]
- gfs2: Fix 'gfs2: Switch to wait_event in gfs2_quotad' (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- gfs2: Use wait_event_freezable_timeout() for freezable kthread (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- gfs2: less aggressive low-memory log flushing (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- gfs2: low-memory forced flush fixes (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- gfs2: add missing withdraw locking (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- gfs2: Disable GL_NOPID (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- gfs2: Rename 'gfs_recovery' workqueue to 'gfs2_recovery' (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- gfs2: Clean up SDF_JOURNAL_LIVE flag handling (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- gfs2: No longer thaw filesystems during a withdraw (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- gfs2: gfs2_freeze_unlock cleanup (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- gfs2: Refcounting fix in gfs2_thaw_super (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- gfs2: Minor gfs2_{freeze,thaw}_super cleanup (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- gfs2: Withdraw immediately in gfs2_trans_add_meta (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- gfs2: New gfs2_withdraw_helper (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- gfs2: Clean up properly during a withdraw (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- gfs2: Simplify do_promote (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- gfs2: Rename gfs2_{gl_dq_holders => withdraw_glocks} (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- Revert 'gfs2: fix infinite loop when checking ail item count before go_inval' (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- gfs2: introduce new gfs2_glock_assert_withdraw (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- gfs2: Get rid of GLF_INVALIDATE_IN_PROGRESS (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- Revert 'gfs2: Allow some glocks to be used during withdraw' (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- Revert 'gfs2: Check for log write errors before telling dlm to unlock' (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- Revert 'gfs2: fix a deadlock on withdraw-during-mount' (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- gfs2: Simplify refcounting in do_xmote (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- Revert 'gfs2: Force withdraw to replay journals and wait for it to finish' (6/6) (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- gfs2: Make recovery error more readable (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- Revert 'gfs2: Force withdraw to replay journals and wait for it to finish' (5/6) (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- Revert 'gfs2: Force withdraw to replay journals and wait for it to finish' (4/6) (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- Revert 'gfs2: Force withdraw to replay journals and wait for it to finish' (3/6) (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- Revert 'gfs2: Force withdraw to replay journals and wait for it to finish' (2/6) (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- Revert 'gfs2: Force withdraw to replay journals and wait for it to finish' (1/6) (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- gfs2: Follow-up to flag rename in sysfs status file (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- Revert 'gfs2: don't stop reads while withdraw in progress' (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- gfs2: Rename LM_FLAG_{NOEXP -> RECOVER} (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- gfs2: Mark the remaining process-independent glock holders as GL_NOPID (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- gfs2: Mark flock glock holders as GL_NOPID (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- gfs2: Kill gfs2_io_error_bh_wd (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- gfs2: Get rid of newlines in log messages (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- gfs2: Withdraw immediately on log write errors (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- gfs2: Sanitize kthread stopping (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- gfs2: Fix logd wakeup on I/O error (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- gfs2: Switch to wait_event in gfs2_quotad (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- gfs2: Switch to wait_event in gfs2_logd (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-129363]
- gfs2: Remove duplicate check in do_xmote (Andreas

Fixed packages 20

ReleasePackageFixed in
Oracle Linux · 8 bpftool 0:4.18.0-553.177.1.el8_10
Oracle Linux · 8 kernel 0:4.18.0-553.177.1.el8_10
Oracle Linux · 8 kernel-abi-stablelists 0:4.18.0-553.177.1.el8_10
Oracle Linux · 8 kernel-core 0:4.18.0-553.177.1.el8_10
Oracle Linux · 8 kernel-cross-headers 0:4.18.0-553.177.1.el8_10
Oracle Linux · 8 kernel-debug 0:4.18.0-553.177.1.el8_10
Oracle Linux · 8 kernel-debug-core 0:4.18.0-553.177.1.el8_10
Oracle Linux · 8 kernel-debug-devel 0:4.18.0-553.177.1.el8_10
Oracle Linux · 8 kernel-debug-modules 0:4.18.0-553.177.1.el8_10
Oracle Linux · 8 kernel-debug-modules-extra 0:4.18.0-553.177.1.el8_10
Oracle Linux · 8 kernel-devel 0:4.18.0-553.177.1.el8_10
Oracle Linux · 8 kernel-doc 0:4.18.0-553.177.1.el8_10
Oracle Linux · 8 kernel-headers 0:4.18.0-553.177.1.el8_10
Oracle Linux · 8 kernel-modules 0:4.18.0-553.177.1.el8_10
Oracle Linux · 8 kernel-modules-extra 0:4.18.0-553.177.1.el8_10
Oracle Linux · 8 kernel-tools 0:4.18.0-553.177.1.el8_10
Oracle Linux · 8 kernel-tools-libs 0:4.18.0-553.177.1.el8_10
Oracle Linux · 8 kernel-tools-libs-devel 0:4.18.0-553.177.1.el8_10
Oracle Linux · 8 perf 0:4.18.0-553.177.1.el8_10
Oracle Linux · 8 python3-perf 0:4.18.0-553.177.1.el8_10

Vulnerabilities 7

  • High 8.8

    vfio/pci: clear vdev->msi_perm after freeing it on init failure

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vfio/pci: clear vdev->msi_perm after freeing it on init failure vfio_msi_cap_len() lazily allocates the per-device MSI permission table: vdev->msi_perm = kmalloc_obj(struct perm_bits, GFP_KER…

  • High 8.6

    inet: frags: strip GSO state from fragments before reassembly

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: inet: frags: strip GSO state from fragments before reassembly A virtio_net_hdr (tun/tap, or AF_PACKET with PACKET_VNET_HDR) can mark an IPv4 or IPv6 fragment as GSO; nothing relates gso_type …

  • High 8.4

    xfs: bounds-check buffer log item's dirty bitmap

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfs: bounds-check buffer log item's dirty bitmap xlog_recover_do_reg_buffer() replays each dirty region described by a buffer log item's bitmap into the buffer read for that item: memcpy(xfs_…

  • High 7.8

    ipv4: raw: reject IP_HDRINCL packets with ihl < 5

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv4: raw: reject IP_HDRINCL packets with ihl < 5 raw_send_hdrinc() validates that the caller-supplied IPv4 header fits within the message length: iphlen = iph->ihl * 4; err = -EINVAL; if (ip…

  • High 7.8

    fuse: re-lock request before returning from fuse_ref_folio()

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fuse: re-lock request before returning from fuse_ref_folio() fuse_ref_folio() unlocks the request but does not re-lock it before returning. fuse_chan_abort() can end the request and the async…

  • High 7.8

    ALSA: seq: close a re-opened queue timer in the destructor

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: seq: close a re-opened queue timer in the destructor queue_delete() closes the queue timer, then frees it. snd_seq_timer_close() clears q->timer->timeri. snd_use_lock_sync() then drains…

  • Unscored —

    ipv4: fib: free fib_alias with kfree_rcu() on insert error path

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv4: fib: free fib_alias with kfree_rcu() on insert error path fib_table_insert() publishes new_fa into the leaf's fa_list with fib_insert_alias() before calling the fib entry notifiers. Whe…