RHSA-2026:3987 — Security Advisory
Red Hat Security Advisory: kpatch-patch-5_14_0-611_9_1 security update
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ImportantRed Hat Product Security
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Published · March 9, 2026
Updated · July 30, 2026
Topic
An update for kpatch-patch-5_14_0-611_9_1 is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
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
This is a kernel live patch module which can be loaded by the kpatch command line utility to modify the code of a running kernel. This patch module is targeted for kernel-5.14.0-611.9.1.el9_7.
Security Fix(es):
- kernel: Linux kernel: vsock vulnerability may lead to memory corruption (CVE-2025-40248)
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.