ESB-2026.3977 — Vulnetix

ESB-2026.3977 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.400000095367432 HIGH

=========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2026.3977 kernel security update 21 April 2026 =========================================================================== AUSCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: kernel Publisher: Red Hat Operating System: Red Hat Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2026-23111 CVE-2026-23171 CVE-2026-23066 CVE-2026-23144 CVE-2026-23193 CVE-2026-23204 Original Bulletin: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9112 Comment: CVSS (Max): 7.4 CVE-2026-23066 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) CVSS Source: Red Hat Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H EPSS (Max): 0.0% (8th) CVE-2026-23193 2026-04-20 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- RHSA-2026:9112 - Security Advisory Issued: 2026-04-20 Updated: 2026-04-20 Synopsis Kernel security update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Moderate Topic An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 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: Denial of Service via unsafe requeue in rxrpc_recvmsg (CVE-2026-23066) o kernel: Kernel: Privilege escalation or denial of service in nf_tables via inverted element activity check (CVE-2026-23111) 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: scsi: target: iscsi: Fix use-after-free in iscsit_dec_session_usage_count() (CVE-2026-23193) o kernel: net/sched: cls_u32: use skb_header_pointer_careful() (CVE-2026-23204) 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 9.6 x86_64 o Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 9.6 x86_64 o Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 9.6 s390x o Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 9.6 ppc64le o Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 9.6 aarch64 o Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 9.6 ppc64le o Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 9.6 x86_64 o Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 9.6 x86_64 o Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 9.6 ppc64le o Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 9.6 s390x o Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 9.6 aarch64 o Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - 4 years of updates 9.6 aarch64 o Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - 4 years of updates 9.6 s390x o Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle 9.6 x86_64 o Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Life Cycle 9.6 aarch64 o Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Life Cycle 9.6 ppc64le o Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Life Cycle 9.6 s390x Fixes o BZ - 2436805 - CVE-2026-23066 kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of Service via unsafe requeue in rxrpc_recvmsg o BZ - 2439687 - CVE-2026-23111 kernel: Kernel: Privilege escalation or denial of service in nf_tables via inverted element activity check 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 - 2439887 - CVE-2026-23193 kernel: scsi: target: iscsi: Fix use-after-free in iscsit_dec_session_usage_count() o BZ - 2439931 - CVE-2026-23204 kernel: net/sched: cls_u32: use skb_header_pointer_careful() CVEs o CVE-2026-23066 o CVE-2026-23111 o CVE-2026-23144 o CVE-2026-23171 o CVE-2026-23193 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. 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Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1

7.400000095367432

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

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Red Hat	kernel

Timeline

Apr 20, 2026 CVE Published
Apr 21, 2026 Distribution Patch

References

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