SB2025072135 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel-rt
Published: July 21, 2025
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-50154)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the reqsk_queue_unlink() and reqsk_timer_handler() functions in net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
2) Use of uninitialized resource (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38086)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to use of uninitialized resource within the ch9200_mdio_read() function in drivers/net/usb/ch9200.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.