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7.5

Red Hat Kernel Update Exposes Systems to Privilege Escalation

RHSA-2026:3634
Summary

A security update for the Red Hat kernel has been released to fix a vulnerability that could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on a system. This update affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux users and is recommended to be installed to prevent potential security risks. Systems should be updated as soon as possible to ensure the latest security patches are applied.

What to do
  • Update redhat kernel-rt to version 0:3.10.0-1160.147.1.rt56.1299.el7.
  • Update redhat kernel-rt-debug to version 0:3.10.0-1160.147.1.rt56.1299.el7.
  • Update redhat kernel-rt-debug-debuginfo to version 0:3.10.0-1160.147.1.rt56.1299.el7.
  • Update redhat kernel-rt-debug-devel to version 0:3.10.0-1160.147.1.rt56.1299.el7.
  • Update redhat kernel-rt-debuginfo to version 0:3.10.0-1160.147.1.rt56.1299.el7.
  • Update redhat kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 to version 0:3.10.0-1160.147.1.rt56.1299.el7.
  • Update redhat kernel-rt-devel to version 0:3.10.0-1160.147.1.rt56.1299.el7.
  • Update redhat kernel-rt-doc to version 0:3.10.0-1160.147.1.rt56.1299.el7.
  • Update redhat kernel-rt-trace to version 0:3.10.0-1160.147.1.rt56.1299.el7.
  • Update redhat kernel-rt-trace-debuginfo to version 0:3.10.0-1160.147.1.rt56.1299.el7.
  • Update redhat kernel-rt-trace-devel to version 0:3.10.0-1160.147.1.rt56.1299.el7.
Affected software
VendorProductAffected versionsFix available
redhat kernel-rt <= 0:3.10.0-1160.147.1.rt56.1299.el7 0:3.10.0-1160.147.1.rt56.1299.el7
redhat kernel-rt-debug <= 0:3.10.0-1160.147.1.rt56.1299.el7 0:3.10.0-1160.147.1.rt56.1299.el7
redhat kernel-rt-debug-debuginfo <= 0:3.10.0-1160.147.1.rt56.1299.el7 0:3.10.0-1160.147.1.rt56.1299.el7
redhat kernel-rt-debug-devel <= 0:3.10.0-1160.147.1.rt56.1299.el7 0:3.10.0-1160.147.1.rt56.1299.el7
redhat kernel-rt-debuginfo <= 0:3.10.0-1160.147.1.rt56.1299.el7 0:3.10.0-1160.147.1.rt56.1299.el7
redhat kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 <= 0:3.10.0-1160.147.1.rt56.1299.el7 0:3.10.0-1160.147.1.rt56.1299.el7
redhat kernel-rt-devel <= 0:3.10.0-1160.147.1.rt56.1299.el7 0:3.10.0-1160.147.1.rt56.1299.el7
redhat kernel-rt-doc <= 0:3.10.0-1160.147.1.rt56.1299.el7 0:3.10.0-1160.147.1.rt56.1299.el7
redhat kernel-rt-trace <= 0:3.10.0-1160.147.1.rt56.1299.el7 0:3.10.0-1160.147.1.rt56.1299.el7
redhat kernel-rt-trace-debuginfo <= 0:3.10.0-1160.147.1.rt56.1299.el7 0:3.10.0-1160.147.1.rt56.1299.el7
redhat kernel-rt-trace-devel <= 0:3.10.0-1160.147.1.rt56.1299.el7 0:3.10.0-1160.147.1.rt56.1299.el7
Original title
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel-rt security update
osv CVSS3.1 7.5
Published: 3 Mar 2026 · Updated: 13 Mar 2026 · First seen: 10 Mar 2026