SB2025073010 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel
Published: July 30, 2025
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 5 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49058)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the parse_mf_symlink() function in fs/cifs/link.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
2) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21905)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the iwl_parse_tlv_firmware() function in drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
3) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-22004)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the lec_send() function in net/atm/lec.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
4) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-37738)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the ext4_xattr_inode_dec_ref_all() function in fs/ext4/xattr.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
5) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50022)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the raid5_end_write_request() function in drivers/md/raid5.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.