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High RLSA-2026:0444 3 CVEs

Important: kernel security update

Published Jan 17, 2026 · Updated Jan 17, 2026

Summary

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

Security Fix(es):

* kernel: media: rc: fix races with imon_disconnect() (CVE-2025-39993)

* kernel: sctp: avoid NULL dereference when chunk data buffer is missing (CVE-2025-40240)

* kernel: libceph: fix potential use-after-free in have_mon_and_osd_map() (CVE-2025-68285)

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 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Rocky Linux · 8 kernel 0:4.18.0-553.92.1.el8_10

Vulnerabilities 3

  • Critical 9.8

    libceph: fix potential use-after-free in have_mon_and_osd_map()

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: libceph: fix potential use-after-free in have_mon_and_osd_map() The wait loop in __ceph_open_session() can race with the client receiving a new monmap or osdmap shortly after the initial map …

  • High 7.8

    media: rc: fix races with imon_disconnect()

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: rc: fix races with imon_disconnect() Syzbot reports a KASAN issue as below: BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in __create_pipe include/linux/usb.h:1945 [inline] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in …

  • High 7.5

    sctp: avoid NULL dereference when chunk data buffer is missing

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sctp: avoid NULL dereference when chunk data buffer is missing chunk->skb pointer is dereferenced in the if-block where it's supposed to be NULL only. chunk->skb can only be NULL if chunk->he…

References

  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2404121
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2418832
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2422801