Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update
Affects Red HatSource GCVE Database
Mentioned vulnerabilities
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 7% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 1 May 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 2026-10-25.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Red Hatredhat/kernelpkg:rpm/redhat/kernelOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
An official security update is available from Red Hat for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support. Users should apply the kernel update as provided in Red Hat Advisory RHSA-2024:2627 and reboot the system to activate the fixes. Refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for detailed update instructions. No additional mitigation is required beyond applying the official patch and rebooting.
Description
A moderate severity security update for the Linux kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 addresses vulnerabilities identified as CVE-2024-25742 and CVE-2024-25743. These issues involve AMD hardware instructions raising #VC exceptions at exit. The update also includes several bug fixes related to kernel latency, NFS file corruption, and cgroup task pinning. The kernel is a core component of the operating system, and this update requires a system reboot to take effect.