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8.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux kernel can be exploited for higher privileges
published 1 month ago
Summary
The core part of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, called the kernel, has bugs that could let an attacker gain additional rights on the system or cause it to crash. Applying the latest Red Hat security and bug‑fix updates will close these gaps and keep the server stable and protected.
What to do
- Update redhat bpftool to version 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10.
- Update redhat bpftool-debuginfo to version 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10.
- Update redhat kernel to version 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10.
- Update redhat kernel-abi-stablelists to version 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10.
- Update redhat kernel-core to version 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10.
- Update redhat kernel-debug to version 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10.
- Update redhat kernel-debug-core to version 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10.
- Update redhat kernel-debug-debuginfo to version 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10.
- Update redhat kernel-debug-devel to version 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10.
- Update redhat kernel-debug-modules to version 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10.
- Update redhat kernel-debug-modules-extra to version 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10.
- Update redhat kernel-debuginfo to version 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10.
- Update redhat kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 to version 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10.
- Update redhat kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le to version 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10.
- Update redhat kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x to version 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10.
- Update redhat kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 to version 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10.
- Update redhat kernel-devel to version 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10.
- Update redhat kernel-doc to version 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10.
- Update redhat kernel-modules to version 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10.
- Update redhat kernel-modules-extra to version 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10.
- Update redhat kernel-tools to version 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10.
- Update redhat kernel-tools-debuginfo to version 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10.
- Update redhat kernel-tools-libs to version 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10.
- Update redhat kernel-zfcpdump to version 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10.
- Update redhat kernel-zfcpdump-core to version 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10.
- Update redhat kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo to version 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10.
- Update redhat kernel-zfcpdump-devel to version 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10.
- Update redhat kernel-zfcpdump-modules to version 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10.
- Update redhat kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra to version 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10.
- Update redhat perf to version 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10.
- Update redhat perf-debuginfo to version 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10.
- Update redhat python3-perf to version 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10.
- Update redhat python3-perf-debuginfo to version 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10.
- Update redhat kernel-tools-libs-devel to version 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10.
Affected software
| Ecosystem | Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | redhat | bpftool |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
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| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | redhat | bpftool-debuginfo |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
|
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | redhat | kernel |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
|
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | redhat | kernel-abi-stablelists |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
|
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | redhat | kernel-core |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
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| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | redhat | kernel-debug |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
|
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | redhat | kernel-debug-core |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
|
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | redhat | kernel-debug-debuginfo |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
|
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | redhat | kernel-debug-devel |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
|
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | redhat | kernel-debug-modules |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
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| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | redhat | kernel-debug-modules-extra |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
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| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | redhat | kernel-debuginfo |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
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| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | redhat | kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
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| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | redhat | kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
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| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | redhat | kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
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| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | redhat | kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
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| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | redhat | kernel-devel |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
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| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | redhat | kernel-doc |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
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| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | redhat | kernel-modules |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
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| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | redhat | kernel-modules-extra |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
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| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | redhat | kernel-tools |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
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| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | redhat | kernel-tools-debuginfo |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
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| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | redhat | kernel-tools-libs |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
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| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | redhat | kernel-zfcpdump |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
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| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | redhat | kernel-zfcpdump-core |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
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| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | redhat | kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
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| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | redhat | kernel-zfcpdump-devel |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
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| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | redhat | kernel-zfcpdump-modules |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
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| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | redhat | kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
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| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | redhat | perf |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
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| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | redhat | perf-debuginfo |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
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| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | redhat | python3-perf |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
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| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | redhat | python3-perf-debuginfo |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
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| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | redhat | bpftool-debuginfo |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
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| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | redhat | kernel-debug-debuginfo |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
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| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | redhat | kernel-debuginfo |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
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| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | redhat | kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
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| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | redhat | kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
|
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | redhat | kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
|
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | redhat | kernel-tools-debuginfo |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
|
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | redhat | kernel-tools-libs-devel |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
|
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | redhat | perf-debuginfo |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
|
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | redhat | python3-perf-debuginfo |
< 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10 Fix: upgrade to 0:4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
|
Original advisory text
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66325 Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2425039 Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2482566 Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2492091 Third Party Advisory
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- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2513397 Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2513408 Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2513474 Third Party Advisory
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68745 Vendor Advisory
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025122416-CVE-2025-68745-69b5@gregkh... Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46149 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46149 Vendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46149 Vendor Advisory
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026052822-CVE-2026-46149-ad2e@gregkh... Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-52917 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-52917 Vendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-52917 Vendor Advisory
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026062429-CVE-2026-52917-d3b0@gregkh... Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-52942 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-52942 Vendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-52942 Vendor Advisory
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026062435-CVE-2026-52942-2530@gregkh... Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-52986 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-52986 Vendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-52986 Vendor Advisory
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026062443-CVE-2026-52986-b7fa@gregkh... Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53091 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53091 Vendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53091 Vendor Advisory
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026062409-CVE-2026-53091-cb58@gregkh... Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53246 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53246 Vendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53246 Vendor Advisory
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-63801 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-63801 Vendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-63801 Vendor Advisory
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026071901-CVE-2026-63801-f5e2@gregkh... Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-63971 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-63971 Vendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-63971 Vendor Advisory
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026071959-CVE-2026-63971-dd46@gregkh... Third Party Advisory
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- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64015 Vendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64015 Vendor Advisory
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64113 Vendor Advisory
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- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68117 Vendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-68117 Vendor Advisory
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026081055-CVE-2026-68117-dd27@gregkh... Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-68300 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68300 Vendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-68300 Vendor Advisory
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-68315 Vendor Advisory
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- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68376 Vendor Advisory
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Internet-facing
14 days
Internal
At next upgrade
- Not known to be exploited
- Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
- Gives an attacker full control (estimated)
Severity
8.1
High
Timeline
Published10 Sep 2026
Updated23 Sep 2026
First seen10 Sep 2026
Sources
RHSA-2026:66325 · OSV
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