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RHSA-2026:40425: Important: kernel update

This advisory addresses an Important-rated kernel update for RHEL 9.6 EUS, fixing two vulnerabilities: CVE-2026-43499 (CVSS 7.8 High) in the rtmutex subsystem and CVE-2026-53166 in futex/requeue, both involving potential NULL pointer dereferences. The underlying Linux kernel vulnerabilities affect versions from 2.6.39 up to specific fixed versions (e.g., 6.1.175, 6.6.140). A system reboot is required after applying the Red Hat-provided kernel package update.
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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:40425 - Security Advisory Issued: 2026-07-15 Updated: 2026-07-15 RHSA-2026:40425 - Security Advisory Overview Updated Packages Synopsis Important: kernel update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Red Hat Lightspeed patch analysis Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory. View affected systems 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 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): kernel: rtmutex: Use waiter::task instead of current in remove_waiter() (CVE-2026-43499) kernel: futex/requeue: Prevent NULL pointer dereference in remove_waiter() on self-deadlock (CVE-2026-53166) kernel: xfs: resample the data fork mapping after cycling ILOCK 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 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 9.6 x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 9.6 x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 9.6 s390x Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 9.6 ppc64le Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 9.6 aarch64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 9.6 ppc64le Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 9.6 x86_64 Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 9.6 x86_64 Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 9.6 ppc64le Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 9.6 s390x Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 9.6 aarch64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - 4 years of updates 9.6 aarch64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - 4 years of updates 9.6 s390x Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle 9.6 x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Life Cycle 9.6 aarch64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Life Cycle 9.6 ppc64le Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Life Cycle 9.6 s390x Fixes BZ - 2480453 - CVE-2026-43499 kernel: rtmutex: Use waiter::task instead of current in remove_waiter() BZ - 2492805 - CVE-2026-53166 kernel: futex/requeue: Prevent NULL pointer dereference in remove_waiter() on self-deadlock BZ - 2498915 - kernel: XFS data corruption using reflink CVEs CVE-2026-43499 CVE-2026-53166 References https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important Note: More recent versions of these packages may be available. 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