RHSA-2026:1495 — Security Advisory
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel-rt security update
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Published · January 29, 2026
Updated · November 2, 2026
Topic
An update for kernel-rt is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 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: mac80211: fix potential double free on mesh join (CVE-2022-49290)
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kernel: net: bonding: fix use-after-free after 802.3ad slave unbind (CVE-2022-49667)
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kernel: Linux kernel: be2net buffer overflow in be_get_module_eeprom (CVE-2022-49581)
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kernel: ntb_hw_switchtec: Fix shift-out-of-bounds in switchtec_ntb_mw_set_trans (CVE-2023-53034)
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kernel: net: openvswitch: fix nested key length validation in the set() action (CVE-2025-37789)
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kernel: KVM: arm64: Tear down vGIC on failed vCPU creation (CVE-2025-37849)
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kernel: smb: client: Fix use-after-free in cifs_fill_dirent (CVE-2025-38051)
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kernel: RDMA/rxe: Fix incomplete state save in rxe_requester (CVE-2023-53539)
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kernel: i40e: fix idx validation in config queues msg (CVE-2025-39971)
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kernel: ASoC: Intel: bytcr_rt5640: Fix invalid quirk input mapping (CVE-2025-40154)
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kernel: Linux kernel: vsock vulnerability may lead to memory corruption (CVE-2025-40248)
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kernel: mptcp: fix race condition in mptcp_schedule_work() (CVE-2025-40258)
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kernel: drm/vmwgfx: Validate command header size against SVGA_CMD_MAX_DATASIZE (CVE-2025-40277)
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.