Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update
Affects Red HatSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.6 Medium : upgrade to 9.7 when convenient.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 42% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 9.7
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 8 Jul 2025
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
Upgrade Red Hat to 9.7.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Product Security Red Hat | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
A fix is available via the linux-firmware update included in Red Hat Advisory RHBA-2025:12877. Users of affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 versions should apply this update following Red Hat's official guidance at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation actions are specified or required beyond applying the update.
Description
A security update has been issued for the linux-firmware packages used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. These packages contain firmware files required by various devices to operate. The update includes bug fixes and enhancements by updating linux-firmware to the latest upstream version for RHEL 9.6.z. No specific vulnerabilities or exploits are detailed in the advisory. The update is a bug fix advisory from Red Hat and applies to multiple architectures and extended support versions of RHEL 9.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2025:12877 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2025/rhba-2025_12877.json (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/support/security/rating/ (opens in a new tab)
- ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2025_19930.json (opens in a new tab)
- lists.suse.com/pipermail/suse-liberty-linux-updates/2025-November/002218.html (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-36350/ (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-36357/ (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40300/ (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19930 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2350725 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2350726 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2394627 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2025/rhsa-2025_19930.json (opens in a new tab)