Issued at: 2026-05-21
Updated at: 2026-05-21
Synopsis
Moderate: kernel security update
Description
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.
Security Fix(es):
* kernel: smc: Use __sk_dst_get() and dst_dev_rcu() in smc_clc_prfx_match() (CVE-2025-40168)
* kernel: ipv6: BUG() in pskb_expand_head() as part of calipso_skbuff_setattr() (CVE-2025-71085)
* kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of Service due to a deadlock in hugetlb folio migration (CVE-2026-23097)
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.