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CVE-2025-38180VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update

Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database

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Mentioned vulnerabilities

Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 14:41 UTC

Severity
Medium

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

EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 10% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 30 Mar 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: 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 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

Red Hat has released updated kernel packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update promptly and reboot their systems to ensure the fixes take effect. For detailed update instructions, refer to Red Hat's official guidance at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258.

Description

This Red Hat security advisory addresses multiple vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. The primary issue is a use-after-free vulnerability in the ATM subsystem (CVE-2025-38180), along with fixes for macvlan error recovery (CVE-2026-23209) and net/sched cls_u32 skb header pointer usage (CVE-2026-23204). The update is rated as having a moderate security impact. Systems must be updated and rebooted to apply the fixes.

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