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CVE-2025-38527VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel-rt security update

Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database

0

Mentioned vulnerabilities

Not known to be exploited · patch available : update Linux kernel when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:55 UTC

Severity
Medium

Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 37% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 6 Oct 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hatredhat/kernel-rtpkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-rtOther threatsAffected
  • =4.18.0-553.78.1.rt7.419.el8_10
Fixed in–

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Description

The kernel-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables fine-tuning for systems with extremely high determinism requirements. Security Fix(es): * kernel: smb: client: fix use-after-free in cifs_oplock_break (CVE-2025-38527) * kernel: NFS: Fix filehandle bounds checking in nfs_fh_to_dentry() (CVE-2025-39730) 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.

References

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