ESB-2026.3773 — Vulnetix

ESB-2026.3773 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.300000190734863 HIGH

=========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2026.3773 kernel security update 16 April 2026 =========================================================================== AUSCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: kernel Publisher: Red Hat Operating System: Red Hat Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2026-23144 CVE-2026-23204 CVE-2025-71238 CVE-2026-23171 Original Bulletin: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8342 Comment: CVSS (Max): 7.3 CVE-2026-23204 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H) CVSS Source: Red Hat Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H EPSS (Max): 0.0% (3rd) CVE-2026-23171 2026-04-15 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- RHSA-2026:8342 - Security Advisory Issued: 2026-04-15 Updated: 2026-04-15 Synopsis Kernel security update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Moderate Topic An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. Description The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): o kernel: Linux kernel: Local denial of service and memory leak in DAMON sysfs via setup failure (CVE-2026-23144) o kernel: Linux kernel: Use-after-free in bonding module can cause system crash or arbitrary code execution (CVE-2026-23171) o kernel: net/sched: cls_u32: use skb_header_pointer_careful() (CVE-2026-23204) o kernel: Linux kernel (qla2xxx): Double free vulnerability leads to denial of service and potential privilege escalation. (CVE-2025-71238) 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. Solution 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. Affected Products o Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 10.0 x86_64 o Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 10.0 s390x o Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 10.0 ppc64le o Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 10.0 aarch64 o Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 10.0 x86_64 o Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 10.0 ppc64le o Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 10.0 s390x o Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 10.0 aarch64 o Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - 4 years of updates 10.0 aarch64 o Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - 4 years of updates 10.0 s390x o Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - 4 years of support 10.0 ppc64le o Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - 4 years of updates 10.0 x86_64 Fixes o BZ - 2439872 - CVE-2026-23144 kernel: Linux kernel: Local denial of service and memory leak in DAMON sysfs via setup failure o BZ - 2439886 - CVE-2026-23171 kernel: Linux kernel: Use-after-free in bonding module can cause system crash or arbitrary code execution o BZ - 2439931 - CVE-2026-23204 kernel: net/sched: cls_u32: use skb_header_pointer_careful() o BZ - 2444398 - CVE-2025-71238 kernel: Linux kernel (qla2xxx): Double free vulnerability leads to denial of service and potential privilege escalation. CVEs o CVE-2025-71238 o CVE-2026-23144 o CVE-2026-23171 o CVE-2026-23204 References o https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT---------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AUSCERT. The mailing list you are subscribed to is maintained within your organisation, so if you do not wish to continue receiving these bulletins you should contact your local IT manager. If you do not know who that is, please send an email to auscert@auscert.org.au and we will forward your request to the appropriate person. NOTE: Third Party Rights This security bulletin is provided as a service to AUSCERT's members. As AUSCERT did not write the document quoted above, AUSCERT has had no control over its content. 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Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1

7.300000190734863

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Red Hat	kernel

Timeline

Apr 16, 2026 CVE Published
Apr 16, 2026 Distribution Patch

References

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