Important: kernel security update
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: Linux kernel: Use-after-free in device mapper due to race condition in zone reporting (CVE-2025-38141) * kernel: Linux kernel use-after-free in eventpoll (CVE-2025-38349) * kernel: drm/xe: Fix vm_bind_ioctl double free bug (CVE-2025-38731) * kernel: Linux kernel: vsock vulnerability may lead to memory corruption (CVE-2025-40248) * kernel: mptcp: fix race condition in mptcp_schedule_work() (CVE-2025-40258) * kernel: Linux kernel: Out-of-bounds write in Bluetooth MGMT can lead to information disclosure and denial of service (CVE-2025-40294) * kernel: net: atlantic: fix fragment overflow handling in RX path (CVE-2025-68301) * kernel: Bluetooth: hci_sock: Prevent race in socket write iter and sock bind (CVE-2025-68305) 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: Linux kernel: Use-after-free in device mapper due to race condition in zone reporting (CVE-2025-38141) * kernel: Linux kernel use-after-free in eventpoll (CVE-2025-38349) * kernel: drm/xe: Fix vm_bind_ioctl double free bug (CVE-2025-38731) * kernel: Linux kernel: vsock vulnerability may lead to memory corruption (CVE-2025-40248) * kernel: mptcp: fix race condition in mptcp_schedule_work() (CVE-2025-40258) * kernel: Linux kernel: Out-of-bounds write in Bluetooth MGMT can lead to information disclosure and denial of service (CVE-2025-40294) * kernel: net: atlantic: fix fragment overflow handling in RX path (CVE-2025-68301) * kernel: Bluetooth: hci_sock: Prevent race in socket write iter and sock bind (CVE-2025-68305) 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-2026:1143
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38141
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38349
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38731
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40248
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40258
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40294
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68301
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68305
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2376052
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2381870
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2393488
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2418872
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2418876
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2419891
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2422836
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2422840
- https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2026-1143.html