ESB-2026.4735 — Vulnetix

ESB-2026.4735 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.100000381469727 HIGH

=========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2026.4735 kernel security update 7 May 2026 =========================================================================== AUSCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: kernel Publisher: Red Hat Operating System: Red Hat Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2026-23191 CVE-2026-31431 CVE-2026-23401 Original Bulletin: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:14230 Comment: CVSS (Max): 8.1 CVE-2026-23401 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/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:C/C:H/I:H/A:H The following are listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog: CISA KEV CVE(s): CVE-2026-31431 CISA KEV URL: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog EPSS (Max): 1.2% (79th) CVE-2026-31431 2026-05-06 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- RHSA-2026:14230 - Security Advisory Issued: 2026-05-06 Updated: 2026-05-06 Synopsis Kernel security update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Topic An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service. 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 packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): o kernel: ALSA: aloop: Fix racy access at PCM trigger (CVE-2026-23191) o kernel: Linux kernel KVM: Privilege escalation or denial of service due to improper shadow page table entry handling (CVE-2026-23401) o kernel: crypto: algif_aead - Revert to operating out-of-place (CVE-2026-31431) 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 Extension 8.6 x86_64 o Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 8.6 x86_64 o Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 8.6 x86_64 o Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.6 ppc64le o Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.6 x86_64 Fixes o BZ - 2439947 - CVE-2026-23191 kernel: ALSA: aloop: Fix racy access at PCM trigger o BZ - 2453803 - CVE-2026-23401 kernel: Linux kernel KVM: Privilege escalation or denial of service due to improper shadow page table entry handling o BZ - 2460538 - CVE-2026-31431 kernel: crypto: algif_aead - Revert to operating out-of-place CVEs o CVE-2026-23191 o CVE-2026-23401 o CVE-2026-31431 References o https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important - --------------------------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

8.100000381469727

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

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Red Hat	kernel

Timeline

Apr 30, 2026 PoC Published
May 7, 2026 CVE Published
May 7, 2026 Distribution Patch

References

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