Issued at: 2026-08-04
Updated at: 2026-08-08
Synopsis
Low: 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: Linux kernel: Denial of Service due to NULL function pointer race in timer shutdown (CVE-2025-68214)
Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):
* Possible regression with FM350GL [rhel-9.8.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux SIG Cloud-184273)
* Rocky Linux SIG Cloud9: Fix downstream-only regression from 532af53c [rhel-9.8.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux SIG Cloud-192430)
* gfs2: xfstests generic/363 failure [rhel-9.8.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux SIG Cloud-214021)
* Rocky Linux SIG Cloud 9: Backport b95e0e792822 [rhel-9.8.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux SIG Cloud-216471)
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.