Summary
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.
Security Fix(es):
* kernel: xfrm: Duplicate SPI Handling (CVE-2025-39797)
* kernel: lib/buildid: use __kernel_read() for sleepable context (CVE-2026-23002)
* kernel: futex: Drop CLONE_THREAD requirement for private default hash alloc (CVE-2026-52973)
* kernel: iommu/vt-d: Avoid NULL pointer dereference or refcount corruption (CVE-2026-53281)
* kernel: blk-mq: pop cached request if it is usable (CVE-2026-64017)
Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):
* general protection fault during exportfs / nfsd4_revoke_states [rhel-9.8.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux-188257)
* Enable Pretimeout Watchdog Panic Functionality on x86 [rhel-9.8.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux-193729)
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 | 0:5.14.0-687.31.1.el9_8 |
Vulnerabilities 5
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High 8.8
iommu/vt-d: Avoid NULL pointer dereference or refcount corruption
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu/vt-d: Avoid NULL pointer dereference or refcount corruption Commit 60f030f7418d ("iommu/vt-d: Avoid use of NULL after WARN_ON_ONCE") fixed a NULL pointer dereference in an unlikely situ…
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High 7.8
futex: Drop CLONE_THREAD requirement for private default hash alloc
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: futex: Drop CLONE_THREAD requirement for private default hash alloc Currently need_futex_hash_allocate_default() depends on strict pthread semantics, abusing CLONE_THREAD. This breaks the non…
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High 7.8
blk-mq: pop cached request if it is usable
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: blk-mq: pop cached request if it is usable When submitting a bio to blk-mq, if the task should sleep after peeking a cached request, but before it pops it, the plug flushes and calls blk_mq_f…
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Unscored —
xfrm: Duplicate SPI Handling
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm: Duplicate SPI Handling The issue originates when Strongswan initiates an XFRM_MSG_ALLOCSPI Netlink message, which triggers the kernel function xfrm_alloc_spi(). This function is expecte…
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Unscored —CVE-2026-23002 Public exploit
lib/buildid: use __kernel_read() for sleepable context
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: lib/buildid: use __kernel_read() for sleepable context Prevent a "BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference in filemap_read_folio". For the sleepable context, convert freader to u…