RHSA-2026:49033HighCVSS 8.4

Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update

Published
July 31, 2026
Last Modified
August 13, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (5)

CVE-2025-10263 →CVE-2026-46113 →CVE-2026-46116 →CVE-2026-53359 →CVE-2026-64530 →

📋 Description

CVE-2025-10263 — kernel: Arm Processors: Privilege escalation or information disclosure via writes to higher exception level resources CVE-2026-46113 — kernel: KVM: x86: Fix shadow paging use-after-free due to unexpected GFN CVE-2026-46116 — kernel: xfrm: defensively unhash xfrm_state lists in __xfrm_state_delete CVE-2026-53359 — kernel: KVM: x86: Fix shadow paging use-after-free due to unexpected role CVE-2026-64530 — kernel: net: sched: UAF via missing handler for TC_ACT_CONSUMED in tcf_qevent_handle

🎯 Affected products52

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6)
  • bpftool-0:4.18.0-372.204.1.el8_6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.6)
  • bpftool-0:4.18.0-372.204.1.el8_6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6)
  • bpftool-debuginfo-0:4.18.0-372.204.1.el8_6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.6)
  • bpftool-debuginfo-0:4.18.0-372.204.1.el8_6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6)
  • kernel-0:4.18.0-372.204.1.el8_6.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.6)
  • kernel-0:4.18.0-372.204.1.el8_6.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6)
  • kernel-0:4.18.0-372.204.1.el8_6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.6)
  • kernel-0:4.18.0-372.204.1.el8_6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6)
  • kernel-abi-stablelists-0:4.18.0-372.204.1.el8_6.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.6)
  • kernel-abi-stablelists-0:4.18.0-372.204.1.el8_6.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6)
  • kernel-core-0:4.18.0-372.204.1.el8_6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.6)
  • kernel-core-0:4.18.0-372.204.1.el8_6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6)
  • kernel-debug-0:4.18.0-372.204.1.el8_6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.6)
  • kernel-debug-0:4.18.0-372.204.1.el8_6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6)
  • kernel-debug-core-0:4.18.0-372.204.1.el8_6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.6)
  • kernel-debug-core-0:4.18.0-372.204.1.el8_6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6)
  • kernel-debug-debuginfo-0:4.18.0-372.204.1.el8_6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.6)
  • kernel-debug-debuginfo-0:4.18.0-372.204.1.el8_6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6)
  • kernel-debug-devel-0:4.18.0-372.204.1.el8_6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.6)
  • kernel-debug-devel-0:4.18.0-372.204.1.el8_6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6)
  • kernel-debug-modules-0:4.18.0-372.204.1.el8_6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.6)
  • kernel-debug-modules-0:4.18.0-372.204.1.el8_6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6)
  • kernel-debug-modules-extra-0:4.18.0-372.204.1.el8_6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.6)
  • kernel-debug-modules-extra-0:4.18.0-372.204.1.el8_6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6)
  • kernel-debuginfo-0:4.18.0-372.204.1.el8_6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.6)
  • kernel-debuginfo-0:4.18.0-372.204.1.el8_6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6)
  • kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-0:4.18.0-372.204.1.el8_6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.6)
  • kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-0:4.18.0-372.204.1.el8_6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6)
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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: 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: This vulnerability can be mitigated by disabling nested virtualization. Create a file in `/etc/modprobe.d/` with a descriptive name, such as `cve-2026-53359-mitigation.conf`. In that file, disable nested virtualization for the `kvm_intel` and `kvm_amd` kernel modules: ``` options kvm-intel nested=0 options kvm-amd nested=0 ``` Use `lsmod` to determine if either module is already loaded. If so, remove loaded modules with `modprobe -r`. To validate that nested virtualization is disabled, read the files `/sys/module/kvm_intel/parameters/nested` and `/sys/module/kvm_amd/parameters/nested`. If these modules are loaded, those files should read `N` to indicate that the feature is disabled. In OpenShift 4, a MachineConfig can be utilized to create a modprobe configuration allowing control of the module on applicable nodes. See the following article for an example. https://access.redhat.com/solutions/6979679 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.

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