Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update
🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)
📋 Description
CVE-2026-64530 — kernel: net: sched: UAF via missing handler for TC_ACT_CONSUMED in tcf_qevent_handle
🎯 Affected products169
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2)
- bpftool-0:7.0.0-284.184.1.el9_2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2)
- bpftool-0:7.0.0-284.184.1.el9_2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2)
- bpftool-0:7.0.0-284.184.1.el9_2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2)
- bpftool-0:7.0.0-284.184.1.el9_2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2)
- bpftool-debuginfo-0:7.0.0-284.184.1.el9_2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2)
- bpftool-debuginfo-0:7.0.0-284.184.1.el9_2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2)
- bpftool-debuginfo-0:7.0.0-284.184.1.el9_2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2)
- bpftool-debuginfo-0:7.0.0-284.184.1.el9_2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2)
- bpftool-debuginfo-0:7.0.0-284.184.1.el9_2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2)
- bpftool-debuginfo-0:7.0.0-284.184.1.el9_2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2)
- bpftool-debuginfo-0:7.0.0-284.184.1.el9_2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2)
- bpftool-debuginfo-0:7.0.0-284.184.1.el9_2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2)
- kernel-0:5.14.0-284.184.1.el9_2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2)
- kernel-0:5.14.0-284.184.1.el9_2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2)
- kernel-0:5.14.0-284.184.1.el9_2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2)
- kernel-0:5.14.0-284.184.1.el9_2.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2)
- kernel-0:5.14.0-284.184.1.el9_2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2)
- kernel-64k-0:5.14.0-284.184.1.el9_2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2)
- kernel-64k-core-0:5.14.0-284.184.1.el9_2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2)
- kernel-64k-debug-0:5.14.0-284.184.1.el9_2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2)
- kernel-64k-debug-core-0:5.14.0-284.184.1.el9_2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2)
- kernel-64k-debug-debuginfo-0:5.14.0-284.184.1.el9_2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2)
- kernel-64k-debug-debuginfo-0:5.14.0-284.184.1.el9_2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2)
- kernel-64k-debug-devel-0:5.14.0-284.184.1.el9_2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2)
- kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-0:5.14.0-284.184.1.el9_2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2)
- kernel-64k-debug-modules-0:5.14.0-284.184.1.el9_2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2)
- kernel-64k-debug-modules-core-0:5.14.0-284.184.1.el9_2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2)
- kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra-0:5.14.0-284.184.1.el9_2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2)
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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. Red Hat recommends treating all kernel errata as security-relevant. Given the kernel's fundamental role, any bug has a higher chance of impacting system security, even if that impact only becomes clear after a fix is published. Therefore, Red Hat prioritizes delivering fixes that improve our customers' overall security posture. Because of this proactive approach, a patch may be associated with a CVE assignment at a future date. Retroactive CVE assignments are always documented in the corresponding errata and on Red Hat's CVE pages. We strongly advise against delaying updates, as doing so may leave your system exposed when protections are already available. Workaround: To mitigate this issue, avoid configuring the Linux kernel's traffic control (tc) subsystem with the RED queue discipline (`red`) that includes `qevent early_drop` and an `action ct` filter on interfaces processing fragmented UDP streams. This specific configuration is required to trigger the use-after-free vulnerability.