Important: kernel security update
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: slub: avoid wake up kswapd in set_track_prepare (CVE-2025-39843) * kernel: net: phylink: add lock for serializing concurrent pl->phydev writes with resolver (CVE-2025-39905) * 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) * kernel: sctp: avoid NULL dereference when chunk data buffer is missing (CVE-2025-40240) * kernel: drm/vmwgfx: Validate command header size against SVGA_CMD_MAX_DATASIZE (CVE-2025-40277) * kernel: usb: dwc3: Fix race condition between concurrent dwc3_remove_requests() call paths (CVE-2025-68287) 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: 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: slub: avoid wake up kswapd in set_track_prepare (CVE-2025-39843) * kernel: net: phylink: add lock for serializing concurrent pl->phydev writes with resolver (CVE-2025-39905) * 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) * kernel: sctp: avoid NULL dereference when chunk data buffer is missing (CVE-2025-40240) * kernel: drm/vmwgfx: Validate command header size against SVGA_CMD_MAX_DATASIZE (CVE-2025-40277) * kernel: usb: dwc3: Fix race condition between concurrent dwc3_remove_requests() call paths (CVE-2025-68287) 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-2026:0453
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-39806
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-39840
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-39843
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-39905
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-39966
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40176
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40240
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40277
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68287
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2395807
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2396936
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2396941
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2400611
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2404107
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2414524
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2418832
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2419954
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2422788
- https://errata.almalinux.org/10/ALSA-2026-0453.html