RLSA-2026:38491 (CVE-2026-22979)

Vulnerability from osv_rocky – Published: 2026-07-14 12:03 – Updated: 2026-07-28 12:08 – Source website
VLAI
Summary
Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
Details

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.

Security Fix(es):

  • kernel: Linux kernel: Memory leak in networking due to incorrect GRO packet handling (CVE-2026-22979)

  • kernel: rtmutex: Use waiter::task instead of current in remove_waiter() (CVE-2026-43499)

  • kernel: net: bridge: use a stable FDB dst snapshot in RCU readers (CVE-2026-46086)

  • kernel: crypto: ccp - copy IV using skcipher ivsize (CVE-2026-53016)

  • kernel: futex/requeue: Prevent NULL pointer dereference in remove_waiter() on self-deadlock (CVE-2026-53166)

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

  • 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)

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.

Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Credits
Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation
Red Hat
References
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  "id": "RLSA-2026:38491",
  "modified": "2026-07-28T12:08:07.022520Z",
  "published": "2026-07-14T12:03:23.695448Z",
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  "upstream": [
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    "CVE-2026-46086",
    "CVE-2026-53016",
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}



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