SB20251208117 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 update for kernel 



SB20251208117 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 update for kernel

Published: December 8, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB20251208117
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 9
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 9 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Use of uninitialized resource (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38737)

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 smb3_init_transform_rq() function in fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-39925)

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

The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the j1939_sk_netdev_event_netdown() function in net/can/j1939/socket.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


3) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-39982)

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_conn_complete_evt() and le_conn_complete_evt() functions in net/bluetooth/hci_event.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


4) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-39981)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the net/bluetooth/mgmt_util.h. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


5) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-39979)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the include/linux/mlx5/fs.h. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


6) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-39983)

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_num_comp_pkts_evt() function in net/bluetooth/hci_event.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


7) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40047)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the io_waitid_wait() function in io_uring/waitid.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


8) Incorrect calculation (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40058)

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

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect calculation within the drivers/iommu/intel/iommu.h. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


9) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40185)

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

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the ice_adapter_get() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_adapter.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.