SB2025120321 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel
Published: December 3, 2025
Breakdown by Severity
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- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-39841)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the lpfc_nvmet_defer_rcv() function in drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvmet.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
2) 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.