SB2026012128 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel 



SB2026012128 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel

Published: January 21, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2026012128
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 5
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 5 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21724)

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 iova_bitmap_offset_to_index() function in drivers/vfio/iova_bitmap.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-37849)

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

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the kvm_arch_vcpu_create() function in arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


3) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-37891)

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

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the include/sound/ump_convert.h. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


4) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40154)

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 log_quirks() function in sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcr_rt5640.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


5) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40277)

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 vmw_cmd_check() function in drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.