SB2025081331 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel
Published: August 13, 2025
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 12 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-58002)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the uvc_v4l2_release() function in drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_v4l2.c, within the uvc_ctrl_send_slave_event(), uvc_ctrl_status_event(), uvc_ctrl_commit_entity() and uvc_ctrl_init_device() functions in drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_ctrl.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21727)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the padata_free_shell() function in kernel/padata.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
3) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-57980)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the uvc_status_init() function in drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_status.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
4) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21928)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the ishtp_hid_remove() function in drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ishtp-hid.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
5) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21919)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the child_cfs_rq_on_list() function in kernel/sched/fair.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
6) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-23150)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the do_split() function in fs/ext4/namei.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
7) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49788)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the qp_notify_peer_local() and qp_notify_peer() functions in drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_queue_pair.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
8) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38052)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the tipc_aead_encrypt() and tipc_aead_encrypt_done() functions in net/tipc/crypto.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
9) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50020)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the ext4_resize_fs() function in fs/ext4/resize.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
10) 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.
11) 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.
12) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38380)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the amd_i2c_dw_xfer_quirk() function in drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-master.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.