Red Hat Security Advisory: kpatch-patch-5_14_0-570_17_1 security update
Affects Red Hat kpatch-patch-5_14_0-570_17_1Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 09:16 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 5 Aug 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released an official patch in the form of a kernel live patch module kpatch-patch-5_14_0-570_17_1 for the affected kernel version 5.14.0-570.17.1.el9_6. Systems should apply this update following Red Hat's guidance and reboot the system to activate the patch. No other mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Description
A security update for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux kernel live patch module kpatch-patch-5_14_0-570_17_1 addresses a vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-38089. The flaw involves improper handling of SVC_GARBAGE during svc authentication processing in the kernel's sunrpc component, which is now treated as an authentication error. This update requires a system reboot to take effect and targets multiple Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 variants on x86_64 and ppc64le architectures.