{"schema_version": "1.7.0", "id": "RLSA-2026:38491", "modified": "2026-07-14T12:07:03.224886Z", "published": "2026-07-14T12:03:23.695448Z", "upstream": ["CVE-2026-22979", "CVE-2026-43499", "CVE-2026-46086", "CVE-2026-53016", "CVE-2026-53166"], "summary": "Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update", "details": "The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.\n\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\n* kernel: Linux kernel: Memory leak in networking due to incorrect GRO packet handling (CVE-2026-22979)\n\n* kernel: rtmutex: Use waiter::task instead of current in remove_waiter() (CVE-2026-43499)\n\n* kernel: net: bridge: use a stable FDB dst snapshot in RCU readers (CVE-2026-46086)\n\n* kernel: crypto: ccp - copy IV using skcipher ivsize (CVE-2026-53016)\n\n* kernel: futex/requeue: Prevent NULL pointer dereference in remove_waiter() on self-deadlock (CVE-2026-53166)\n\nBug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):\n\n* Kernel panic very early during boot while reading a tracefs file (available_filter_functions) due to invalid module name pointer [9.8.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux-183236)\n\nFor 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.", "severity": [{"type": "CVSS_V3", "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}], "affected": [{"package": {"ecosystem": "Rocky Linux:9", "name": "kernel", "purl": "pkg:rpm/rocky-linux/kernel?distro=rocky-linux-9&epoch=0"}, "ranges": [{"type": "ECOSYSTEM", "events": [{"introduced": "0"}, {"fixed": "0:5.14.0-687.25.1.el9_8"}], "database_specific": {"yum_repository": "BaseOS"}}]}], "references": [{"type": "ADVISORY", "url": "https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2026:38491"}, {"type": "REPORT", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2432402"}, {"type": "REPORT", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2480453"}, {"type": "REPORT", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2481989"}, {"type": "REPORT", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2492269"}, {"type": "REPORT", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2492805"}], "credits": [{"name": "Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation"}, {"name": "Red Hat"}]}