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: svcrdma: use rc_pageoff for memcpy byte offset (CVE-2025-68811) * kernel: macvlan: fix error recovery in macvlan_common_newlink() (CVE-2026-23209) 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.
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Technical Summary
Red Hat Product Security issued an advisory for kernel security updates addressing two vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-68811 involves the svcrdma kernel component where memcpy byte offset handling was corrected by using rc_pageoff; CVE-2026-23209 fixes error recovery in the macvlan_common_newlink() function of the macvlan kernel component. Both vulnerabilities affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 EUS and related CodeReady Linux Builder variants. The advisory rates the impact as moderate and provides updated kernel packages that include these fixes. A system reboot is required after applying the update for the changes to take effect.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities affect the Linux kernel, which is the core of the operating system. Exploitation could lead to kernel-level issues related to memory copying offsets and error recovery in network virtualization components. The advisory classifies the security impact as moderate. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of the advisory.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated kernel packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support and related CodeReady Linux Builder products that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the available kernel updates as described in the Red Hat advisory and reboot their systems to activate the fixes. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory. No additional mitigations are specified.
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: svcrdma: use rc_pageoff for memcpy byte offset (CVE-2025-68811) * kernel: macvlan: fix error recovery in macvlan_common_newlink() (CVE-2026-23209) 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.
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Technical Analysis
Red Hat Product Security issued an advisory for kernel security updates addressing two vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-68811 involves the svcrdma kernel component where memcpy byte offset handling was corrected by using rc_pageoff; CVE-2026-23209 fixes error recovery in the macvlan_common_newlink() function of the macvlan kernel component. Both vulnerabilities affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 EUS and related CodeReady Linux Builder variants. The advisory rates the impact as moderate and provides updated kernel packages that include these fixes. A system reboot is required after applying the update for the changes to take effect.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities affect the Linux kernel, which is the core of the operating system. Exploitation could lead to kernel-level issues related to memory copying offsets and error recovery in network virtualization components. The advisory classifies the security impact as moderate. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of the advisory.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated kernel packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support and related CodeReady Linux Builder products that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the available kernel updates as described in the Red Hat advisory and reboot their systems to activate the fixes. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory. No additional mitigations are specified.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:6692
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2026-23209"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a27e9fd8dd33fbd8517cfc2
Added to database: 6/9/2026, 10:25:01 AM
Last enriched: 6/9/2026, 10:27:03 AM
Last updated: 6/9/2026, 1:30:26 PM
Views: 5
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