SB2025112562 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel 



SB2025112562 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel

Published: November 25, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2025112562
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 13
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 13 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38729)

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 validate_uac3_feature_unit() and FUNC() functions in sound/usb/validate.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38718)

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

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


3) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-39757)

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 convert_chmap_v3() and snd_usb_get_audioformat_uac3() functions in sound/usb/stream.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


4) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40300)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the vcpu_enter_guest() function in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


5) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53297)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the l2cap_disconnect_rsp() function in net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


6) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-39817)

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

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the efivarfs_d_compare() function in fs/efivarfs/super.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


7) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50341)

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

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the fill_transform_hdr() and crypt_message() functions in fs/cifs/smb2ops.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


8) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53322)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the qla2x00_terminate_rport_io() function in drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


9) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53365)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the ip6mr_cache_report() function in net/ipv6/ip6mr.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


10) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53354)

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

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the skb_segment() function in net/core/skbuff.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


11) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53386)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the hci_uuids_clear() function in net/bluetooth/hci_core.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


12) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50403)

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 fs/ext4/ext4.h. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


13) Improper error handling (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-39883)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling within the unpoison_memory() function in mm/memory-failure.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.