SB2025082506 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel



SB2025082506 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel

Published: August 25, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2025082506
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-22058)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the udp_skb_has_head_state(), udp_rmem_release(), EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() and first_packet_length() functions in net/ipv4/udp.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-37914)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the cl_is_active() and ets_qdisc_enqueue() functions in net/sched/sch_ets.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


3) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38417)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the ice_eswitch_attach_vf() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_eswitch.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.