ESB-2026.3980
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.099999904632568 HIGH
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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2026.3980
kernel-rt security update
21 April 2026
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AUSCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: kernel-rt
Publisher: Red Hat
Operating System: Red Hat
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2025-68741 CVE-2026-23191
Original Bulletin:
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9135
Comment: CVSS (Max): 7.1 CVE-2026-23191 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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:N/A:H
EPSS (Max): 0.0% (7th) CVE-2025-68741 2026-04-20
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RHSA-2026:9135 - Security Advisory
Issued: 2026-04-20
Updated: 2026-04-20
Synopsis
Kernel-rt security update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory: Important
Topic
An update for kernel-rt is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of
Important. 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-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables
fine-tuning for systems with extremely high determinism requirements.
Security Fix(es):
o kernel: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix improper freeing of purex item (CVE-2025-68741)
o kernel: ALSA: aloop: Fix racy access at PCM trigger (CVE-2026-23191)
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 Real Time 8 x86_64
o Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV 8 x86_64
o Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle 8.10 x86_64
Fixes
o BZ - 2425046 - CVE-2025-68741 kernel: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix improper freeing
of purex item
o BZ - 2439947 - CVE-2026-23191 kernel: ALSA: aloop: Fix racy access at PCM
trigger
CVEs
o CVE-2025-68741
o CVE-2026-23191
References
o https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
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