Important: kernel security update
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: clone_private_mnt(): make sure that caller has CAP_SYS_ADMIN in the right userns (CVE-2025-38499) * kernel: iommufd: Fix race during abort for file descriptors (CVE-2025-39966) * kernel: tls: wait for pending async decryptions if tls_strp_msg_hold fails (CVE-2025-40176) 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: clone_private_mnt(): make sure that caller has CAP_SYS_ADMIN in the right userns (CVE-2025-38499) * kernel: iommufd: Fix race during abort for file descriptors (CVE-2025-39966) * kernel: tls: wait for pending async decryptions if tls_strp_msg_hold fails (CVE-2025-40176) 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-2025:23241
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38499
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-39966
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40176
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2387670
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2404107
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2414524
- https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2025-23241.html