Important: kernel security update
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: padata: fix UAF in padata_reorder (CVE-2025-21727) * kernel: HID: intel-ish-hid: Fix use-after-free issue in ishtp_hid_remove() (CVE-2025-21928) * kernel: HID: intel-ish-hid: Fix use-after-free issue in hid_ishtp_cl_remove() (CVE-2025-21929) * kernel: cifs: Fix integer overflow while processing closetimeo mount option (CVE-2025-21962) * kernel: memstick: rtsx_usb_ms: Fix slab-use-after-free in rtsx_usb_ms_drv_remove (CVE-2025-22020) * kernel: misc/vmw_vmci: fix an infoleak in vmci_host_do_receive_datagram() (CVE-2022-49788) * kernel: net_sched: hfsc: Fix a UAF vulnerability in class with netem as child qdisc (CVE-2025-37890) * kernel: net/tipc: fix slab-use-after-free Read in tipc_aead_encrypt_done (CVE-2025-38052) * kernel: net/sched: fix use-after-free in taprio_dev_notifier (CVE-2025-38087) 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.
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: padata: fix UAF in padata_reorder (CVE-2025-21727) * kernel: HID: intel-ish-hid: Fix use-after-free issue in ishtp_hid_remove() (CVE-2025-21928) * kernel: HID: intel-ish-hid: Fix use-after-free issue in hid_ishtp_cl_remove() (CVE-2025-21929) * kernel: cifs: Fix integer overflow while processing closetimeo mount option (CVE-2025-21962) * kernel: memstick: rtsx_usb_ms: Fix slab-use-after-free in rtsx_usb_ms_drv_remove (CVE-2025-22020) * kernel: misc/vmw_vmci: fix an infoleak in vmci_host_do_receive_datagram() (CVE-2022-49788) * kernel: net_sched: hfsc: Fix a UAF vulnerability in class with netem as child qdisc (CVE-2025-37890) * kernel: net/tipc: fix slab-use-after-free Read in tipc_aead_encrypt_done (CVE-2025-38052) * kernel: net/sched: fix use-after-free in taprio_dev_notifier (CVE-2025-38087) 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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12746
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-49788
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-21727
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-21928
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-21929
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-21962
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-22020
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-37890
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38052
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38087
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2348516
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2356592
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2356594
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2356624
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2360099
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2363378
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2366848
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2373380
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2375531
- https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2025-12746.html