Issued at: 2026-10-03
Updated at: 2026-10-03
Advisory content derived from Red Hat RHSA-2026:74438, © Red Hat, Inc., used under CC BY 4.0, with modifications.
Synopsis
Moderate: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
Description
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.
Security Fix(es):
* kernel: RDMA/uverbs: Validate wqe_size before using it in ib_uverbs_post_send (CVE-2026-45856)
* kernel: KVM: SVM: Fix page overflow in sev_dbg_crypt() for ENCRYPT path (CVE-2026-63794)
* kernel: futex: Fix race on the initial mm->futex.phash.ref allocation (CVE-2026-80775)
Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):
* Backport of protocol attribute to IP addresses (IFA_PROTO) [rhel-9.8.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux-169936)
* try_charge_memcg() refactor in kernel 5.14.0-687.36.1 causes premature memcg OOM with GiB of clean page cache present [rhel-9.8.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux-269060)
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.