Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: Linux kernel: Use-After-Free vulnerability in ATM subsystem (CVE-2025-38180) * kernel: Linux kernel:A use-after-free in bridge multicast in br_multicast_port_ctx_init (CVE-2025-38248) * kernel: smc: Fix use-after-free in __pnet_find_base_ndev() (CVE-2025-40064) * kernel: smc: Use __sk_dst_get() and dst_dev_rcu() in smc_clc_prfx_match() (CVE-2025-40168) * kernel: macvlan: fix possible UAF in macvlan_forward_source() (CVE-2026-23001) * kernel: macvlan: fix error recovery in macvlan_common_newlink() (CVE-2026-23209) * kernel: Linux kernel (qla2xxx): Double free vulnerability leads to denial of service and potential privilege escalation. (CVE-2025-71238) 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.
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update
Description
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: Linux kernel: Use-After-Free vulnerability in ATM subsystem (CVE-2025-38180) * kernel: Linux kernel:A use-after-free in bridge multicast in br_multicast_port_ctx_init (CVE-2025-38248) * kernel: smc: Fix use-after-free in __pnet_find_base_ndev() (CVE-2025-40064) * kernel: smc: Use __sk_dst_get() and dst_dev_rcu() in smc_clc_prfx_match() (CVE-2025-40168) * kernel: macvlan: fix possible UAF in macvlan_forward_source() (CVE-2026-23001) * kernel: macvlan: fix error recovery in macvlan_common_newlink() (CVE-2026-23209) * kernel: Linux kernel (qla2xxx): Double free vulnerability leads to denial of service and potential privilege escalation. (CVE-2025-71238) 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.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:6954
- Cve Count
- 7
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-38248","CVE-2025-40064","CVE-2025-40168","CVE-2025-71238","CVE-2026-23001","CVE-2026-23209"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a160984e29bf47b50650c27
Added to database: 5/26/2026, 8:58:44 PM
Last updated: 5/26/2026, 9:00:45 PM
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