Important: kernel security update
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: nvme: avoid double free special payload (CVE-2024-41073) * kernel: net: qlogic/qede: fix potential out-of-bounds read in qede_tpa_cont() and qede_tpa_end() (CVE-2025-40252) * kernel: crypto: asymmetric_keys - prevent overflow in asymmetric_key_generate_id (CVE-2025-68724) * kernel: nfsd: fix heap overflow in NFSv4.0 LOCK replay cache (CVE-2026-31402) * kernel: Linux kernel KVM: Privilege escalation or denial of service due to improper shadow page table entry handling (CVE-2026-23401) * kernel: crypto: algif_aead - Revert to operating out-of-place (CVE-2026-31431) 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: nvme: avoid double free special payload (CVE-2024-41073) * kernel: net: qlogic/qede: fix potential out-of-bounds read in qede_tpa_cont() and qede_tpa_end() (CVE-2025-40252) * kernel: crypto: asymmetric_keys - prevent overflow in asymmetric_key_generate_id (CVE-2025-68724) * kernel: nfsd: fix heap overflow in NFSv4.0 LOCK replay cache (CVE-2026-31402) * kernel: Linux kernel KVM: Privilege escalation or denial of service due to improper shadow page table entry handling (CVE-2026-23401) * kernel: crypto: algif_aead - Revert to operating out-of-place (CVE-2026-31431) 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-2026:13577
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-41073
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40252
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68724
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23401
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-31402
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-31431
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2301637
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2424886
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2453803
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2454844
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2460538
- https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2026-13577.html