SB2025101412 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel 



SB2025101412 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel

Published: October 14, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2025101412
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 6
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 6 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53125)

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

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the smsc75xx_rx_fixup() function in drivers/net/usb/smsc75xx.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50087)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the scpi_init_versions() and scpi_probe() functions in drivers/firmware/arm_scpi.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


3) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38392)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the idpf_alloc_dma_mem() and idpf_free_dma_mem() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_lib.c, within the idpf_ctlq_init_rxq_bufs(), idpf_ctlq_shutdown(), idpf_ctlq_add(), idpf_ctlq_send(), idpf_ctlq_clean_sq(), idpf_ctlq_post_rx_buffs(), wr32() and idpf_ctlq_recv() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_controlq.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


4) Improper privilege management (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38498)

The vulnerability allows a local user to read and manipulate data.

The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed permissions within the do_change_type() function in fs/namespace.c. A local user can read and manipulate data.


5) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38550)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the mld_del_delrec() function in net/ipv6/mcast.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


6) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38566)

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

The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the svc_tcp_sock_process_cmsg(), svc_tcp_read_msg() and svc_tcp_read_marker() functions in net/sunrpc/svcsock.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.