Summary
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.
Security Fix(es):
* kernel: ipc: limit next_id allocation to the valid ID range (CVE-2026-52923)
* kernel: tipc: fix double-free in tipc_buf_append() (CVE-2026-52993)
* kernel: net: sched: UAF via missing handler for TC_ACT_CONSUMED in tcf_qevent_handle ()
* kernel: net/sched: cls_api: Handle TC_ACT_CONSUMED in tcf_qevent_handle (CVE-2026-64530)
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 | 0:5.14.0-687.33.1.el9_8 |
Vulnerabilities 3
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Critical 9.8CVE-2026-52993 Public exploit
tipc: fix double-free in tipc_buf_append()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tipc: fix double-free in tipc_buf_append() tipc_msg_validate() can potentially reallocate the skb it is validating, freeing the old one. In tipc_buf_append(), it was being called with a point…
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Critical 9.8
net/sched: cls_api: Handle TC_ACT_CONSUMED in tcf_qevent_handle
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: cls_api: Handle TC_ACT_CONSUMED in tcf_qevent_handle tcf_classify() can return TC_ACT_CONSUMED while the skb is held by the defragmentation engine (e.g. act_ct on out-of-order frag…
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High 7.8CVE-2026-52923 Public exploit
ipc: limit next_id allocation to the valid ID range
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipc: limit next_id allocation to the valid ID range The checkpoint/restore sysctl path can request the next SysV IPC id through ids->next_id. ipc_idr_alloc() currently forwards that request t…