RHSA-2025:14691 — Security Advisory
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel-rt security update
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Published · August 27, 2025
Updated · October 30, 2026
Topic
An update for kernel-rt is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Description
The kernel-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables fine-tuning for systems with extremely high determinism requirements.
Security Fix(es):
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kernel: bpf, test_run: Fix use-after-free issue in eth_skb_pkt_type() (CVE-2025-21867)
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kernel: crypto: algif_hash - fix double free in hash_accept (CVE-2025-38079)
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kernel: ftrace: Fix NULL pointer dereference in is_ftrace_trampoline when ftrace is dead (CVE-2022-49977)
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kernel: sch_hfsc: make hfsc_qlen_notify() idempotent (CVE-2025-38177)
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kernel: net/sched: Always pass notifications when child class becomes empty (CVE-2025-38350)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.