RHSA-2026:13577HighCVSS 8.1

Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update

Published
May 5, 2026
Last Modified
August 19, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (7)

CVE-2026-43077 →CVE-2024-41073 →CVE-2025-40252 →CVE-2025-68724 →CVE-2026-23401 →CVE-2026-31402 →CVE-2026-31431 →

📋 Description

CVE-2024-41073 — kernel: nvme: avoid double free special payload CVE-2025-40252 — kernel: net: qlogic/qede: fix potential out-of-bounds read in qede_tpa_cont() and qede_tpa_end() CVE-2025-68724 — kernel: crypto: asymmetric_keys - prevent overflow in asymmetric_key_generate_id CVE-2026-23401 — kernel: Linux kernel KVM: Privilege escalation or denial of service due to improper shadow page table entry handling CVE-2026-31402 — kernel: nfsd: fix heap overflow in NFSv4.0 LOCK replay cache CVE-2026-31431 — kernel: crypto: algif_aead - Revert to operating out-of-place CVE-2026-43077 — kernel: crypto: algif_aead - Fix minimum RX size check for decryption

🎯 Affected products122

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8)
  • bpftool-0:4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • bpftool-0:4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • bpftool-0:4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • bpftool-0:4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • bpftool-debuginfo-0:4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • bpftool-debuginfo-0:4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8)
  • bpftool-debuginfo-0:4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • bpftool-debuginfo-0:4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8)
  • bpftool-debuginfo-0:4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • bpftool-debuginfo-0:4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • bpftool-debuginfo-0:4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8)
  • kernel-0:4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • kernel-0:4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • kernel-0:4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • kernel-0:4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • kernel-0:4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • kernel-abi-stablelists-0:4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • kernel-core-0:4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • kernel-core-0:4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • kernel-core-0:4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • kernel-core-0:4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • kernel-debug-0:4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • kernel-debug-0:4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • kernel-debug-0:4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • kernel-debug-0:4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • kernel-debug-core-0:4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • kernel-debug-core-0:4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • kernel-debug-core-0:4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
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✅ Remediation

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect. Workaround: To mitigate this issue, prevent the qede module from being loaded. See https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for instructions on how to blacklist a kernel module. Workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability. Workaround: See the security bulletin for a detailed mitigation procedure.

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