Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update
Affects Red HatSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 11% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 2 Sep 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 2026-10-26.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Product Security Red Hat | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released an official security update for the affected kernel packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support. Users should apply the update as described in Red Hat's advisory and reboot the system to ensure the fix takes effect. Patch status is confirmed as available via the vendor advisory.
Description
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: crypto: algif_hash - fix double free in hash_accept (CVE-2025-38079) 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.