Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel-rt security update
Red Hat has issued a security advisory for kernel-rt packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, addressing multiple vulnerabilities including permission bypass, potential crashes, information leaks, and pointer initialization issues. The update fixes nine CVEs affecting various kernel components such as SELinux, networking, block request queues, ARM64 probes, and virtual socket handling. The advisory rates the overall impact as moderate. Systems must be rebooted after applying the update for the fixes to take effect.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Red Hat kernel-rt security update addresses nine vulnerabilities in the Real Time Linux Kernel used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. These include CVE-2024-46695 (SELinux and SMACK permissions bypass in inode_setsecctx hook), CVE-2024-49949 (potential underflow in qdisc_pkt_len_init with UFO), CVE-2024-50082 (race condition causing crash in blk-rq-qos), CVE-2024-50099 (removal of broken LDR uprobe support on ARM64), CVE-2024-50110 (kernel information leak in xfrm algo dumping), CVE-2024-50142 (validation fix for new SA prefix length in xfrm), CVE-2024-50192 (prevention of VMOVP on dying VPE in irqchip/gic-v4), CVE-2024-50256 (potential crash fix in nf_reject_ipv6), and CVE-2024-50264 (dangling pointer initialization in vsock/virtio). The advisory provides updated packages and requires system reboot to apply the fixes.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities fixed range from permission bypass and information leaks to potential crashes and race conditions in kernel components. These issues could lead to unauthorized access or system instability if exploited. The overall security impact is rated moderate by Red Hat. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated kernel-rt packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as provided in advisory RHSA-2024:10944 and reboot their systems to ensure the fixes take effect. For detailed update instructions, refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel-rt security update
Description
Red Hat has issued a security advisory for kernel-rt packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, addressing multiple vulnerabilities including permission bypass, potential crashes, information leaks, and pointer initialization issues. The update fixes nine CVEs affecting various kernel components such as SELinux, networking, block request queues, ARM64 probes, and virtual socket handling. The advisory rates the overall impact as moderate. Systems must be rebooted after applying the update for the fixes to take effect.
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
The Red Hat kernel-rt security update addresses nine vulnerabilities in the Real Time Linux Kernel used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. These include CVE-2024-46695 (SELinux and SMACK permissions bypass in inode_setsecctx hook), CVE-2024-49949 (potential underflow in qdisc_pkt_len_init with UFO), CVE-2024-50082 (race condition causing crash in blk-rq-qos), CVE-2024-50099 (removal of broken LDR uprobe support on ARM64), CVE-2024-50110 (kernel information leak in xfrm algo dumping), CVE-2024-50142 (validation fix for new SA prefix length in xfrm), CVE-2024-50192 (prevention of VMOVP on dying VPE in irqchip/gic-v4), CVE-2024-50256 (potential crash fix in nf_reject_ipv6), and CVE-2024-50264 (dangling pointer initialization in vsock/virtio). The advisory provides updated packages and requires system reboot to apply the fixes.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities fixed range from permission bypass and information leaks to potential crashes and race conditions in kernel components. These issues could lead to unauthorized access or system instability if exploited. The overall security impact is rated moderate by Red Hat. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated kernel-rt packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as provided in advisory RHSA-2024:10944 and reboot their systems to ensure the fixes take effect. For detailed update instructions, refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:10944
- Cve Count
- 9
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2024-49949","CVE-2024-50082","CVE-2024-50099","CVE-2024-50110","CVE-2024-50142","CVE-2024-50192","CVE-2024-50256","CVE-2024-50264"]
Threat ID: 6a3da2004853345fc1836c8c
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:44 UTC
Last enriched: 08/05/2026, 18:26:19 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:48 UTC
Views: 66
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