Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: fs/smb/client: fix out-of-bounds read in cifs_sanitize_prepath (CVE-2026-43112) * kernel: net: mana: Fix double destroy_workqueue on service rescan PCI path (CVE-2026-43276) * kernel: Linux kernel: Use-After-Free in net/gro due to improper handling of zerocopy skbs (CVE-2026-46323) * kernel: xfrm: defensively unhash xfrm_state lists in __xfrm_state_delete (CVE-2026-46116) * kernel: sctp: revalidate list cursor after sctp_sendmsg_to_asoc() in SCTP_SENDALL (CVE-2026-46227) * kernel: drm/gem: Fix inconsistent plane dimension calculation in drm_gem_fb_init_with_funcs() (CVE-2026-46209) * kernel: smb/client: fix out-of-bounds read in smb2_compound_op() (CVE-2026-46155) * kernel: netfilter: nft_inner: Fix IPv6 inner_thoff desync (CVE-2026-46244) * kernel: procfs: fix missing RCU protection when reading real_parent in do_task_stat() (CVE-2026-46259) * kernel: Arm Processors: Privilege escalation or information disclosure via writes to higher exception level resources (CVE-2025-10263) * kernel: KVM: arm64: vgic-its: Drop the translation cache reference only for the erased entry (CVE-2026-46316) Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s): * WARNING at drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/gsp/r535.c:1585 r535_gsp_fini+0x2fb/0x310 [nouveau] [almalinux-9.8.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-160966) 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: fs/smb/client: fix out-of-bounds read in cifs_sanitize_prepath (CVE-2026-43112) * kernel: net: mana: Fix double destroy_workqueue on service rescan PCI path (CVE-2026-43276) * kernel: Linux kernel: Use-After-Free in net/gro due to improper handling of zerocopy skbs (CVE-2026-46323) * kernel: xfrm: defensively unhash xfrm_state lists in __xfrm_state_delete (CVE-2026-46116) * kernel: sctp: revalidate list cursor after sctp_sendmsg_to_asoc() in SCTP_SENDALL (CVE-2026-46227) * kernel: drm/gem: Fix inconsistent plane dimension calculation in drm_gem_fb_init_with_funcs() (CVE-2026-46209) * kernel: smb/client: fix out-of-bounds read in smb2_compound_op() (CVE-2026-46155) * kernel: netfilter: nft_inner: Fix IPv6 inner_thoff desync (CVE-2026-46244) * kernel: procfs: fix missing RCU protection when reading real_parent in do_task_stat() (CVE-2026-46259) * kernel: Arm Processors: Privilege escalation or information disclosure via writes to higher exception level resources (CVE-2025-10263) * kernel: KVM: arm64: vgic-its: Drop the translation cache reference only for the erased entry (CVE-2026-46316) Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s): * WARNING at drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/gsp/r535.c:1585 r535_gsp_fini+0x2fb/0x310 [nouveau] [almalinux-9.8.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-160966) 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-2026:36018
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-10263
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43112
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43276
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46116
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46155
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46209
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46227
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46244
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46259
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46316
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46323
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2467015
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2467113
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2479832
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2482523
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2482564
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2482636
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2482660
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2484451
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2484477
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2486958
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2486982
- https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2026-36018.html