Summary
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.
Security Fix(es):
* kernel: HID: multitouch: fix slab out-of-bounds access in mt_report_fixup() (CVE-2025-39806)
* kernel: audit: fix out-of-bounds read in audit_compare_dname_path() (CVE-2025-39840)
* kernel: mm/memory-failure: fix VM_BUG_ON_PAGE(PagePoisoned(page)) when unpoison memory (CVE-2025-39883)
* kernel: sctp: avoid NULL dereference when chunk data buffer is missing (CVE-2025-40240)
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
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux · 9 | kernel | 0:5.14.0-611.20.1.el9_7 |
Vulnerabilities 4
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High 8.8
HID: multitouch: fix slab out-of-bounds access in mt_report_fixup()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: multitouch: fix slab out-of-bounds access in mt_report_fixup() A malicious HID device can trigger a slab out-of-bounds during mt_report_fixup() by passing in report descriptor smaller th…
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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…
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High 7.1
audit: fix out-of-bounds read in audit_compare_dname_path()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: audit: fix out-of-bounds read in audit_compare_dname_path() When a watch on dir=/ is combined with an fsnotify event for a single-character name directly under / (e.g., creating /a), an out-o…
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Unscored —
mm/memory-failure: fix VM_BUG_ON_PAGE(PagePoisoned(page)) when unpoison memory
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/memory-failure: fix VM_BUG_ON_PAGE(PagePoisoned(page)) when unpoison memory When I did memory failure tests, below panic occurs: page dumped because: VM_BUG_ON_PAGE(PagePoisoned(page)) ker…