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Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update

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High
Published: 06/16/2025 (06/16/2025, 07:51:48 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Vendor/Project: Red Hat Product Security
Product: Red Hat

Description

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: ndisc: use RCU protection in ndisc_alloc_skb() (CVE-2025-21764) * kernel: ovl: fix UAF in ovl_dentry_update_reval by moving dput() in ovl_link_up (CVE-2025-21887) * kernel: keys: Fix UAF in key_put() (CVE-2025-21893) * kernel: cifs: Fix integer overflow while processing closetimeo mount option (CVE-2025-21962) * kernel: Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix slab-use-after-free Read in l2cap_send_cmd (CVE-2025-21969) * kernel: cifs: Fix integer overflow while processing acdirmax mount option (CVE-2025-21963) * kernel: wifi: cfg80211: cancel wiphy_work before freeing wiphy (CVE-2025-21979) * kernel: smb: client: fix UAF in decryption with multichannel (CVE-2025-37750) 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.

Affected software

redhat/kernel
pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel
Affected versions
=10.0<10.2.0

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AILast updated: 06/25/2026, 22:07:17 UTC

Technical Analysis

The advisory covers eight distinct security fixes in the Linux kernel for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. These include CVE-2025-21764 (RCU protection in ndisc_alloc_skb), CVE-2025-21887 (UAF in overlayfs dentry update), CVE-2025-21893 (UAF in key_put), CVE-2025-21962 and CVE-2025-21963 (integer overflows in CIFS mount options), CVE-2025-21969 (use-after-free in Bluetooth L2CAP), CVE-2025-21979 (race condition in wifi cfg80211), and CVE-2025-37750 (UAF in SMB client decryption). These vulnerabilities affect core kernel components and could lead to memory corruption or denial of service if exploited. Red Hat has released updated kernel packages to address these issues, and a reboot is required to activate the patches.

Potential Impact

The vulnerabilities involve use-after-free conditions and integer overflows in critical kernel components, which could potentially lead to system crashes, memory corruption, or privilege escalation. The advisory rates the overall impact as Important (high severity). There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of this advisory.

Mitigation Recommendations

Red Hat has released updated kernel packages that fix these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 as provided in advisory RHSA-2025:9079 and reboot their systems to ensure the fixes take effect. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official update and rebooting.

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Csaf Category
csaf_security_advisory
Csaf Version
2.0
Publisher
Red Hat Product Security
Advisory Id
RHSA-2025:9079
Cve Count
8
Additional Cves
["CVE-2025-21887","CVE-2025-21893","CVE-2025-21962","CVE-2025-21963","CVE-2025-21969","CVE-2025-21979","CVE-2025-37750"]
Cvss Version
null

Threat ID: 6a3da1ce4853345fc1823e8a

Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:46:54 UTC

Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 22:07:17 UTC

Last updated: 07/08/2026, 10:28:16 UTC

Views: 8

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