[ALSA-2026:0453] Important: kernel security update
Type:
security
Severity:
important
Release date:
2026-01-16
Description:
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: HID: multitouch: fix slab out-of-bounds access in mt_report_fixup() (CVE-2025-39806) * kernel: audit: fix out-of-bounds read in audit_compare_dname_path() (CVE-2025-39840) * kernel: mm: slub: avoid wake up kswapd in set_track_prepare (CVE-2025-39843) * kernel: net: phylink: add lock for serializing concurrent pl->phydev writes with resolver (CVE-2025-39905) * kernel: iommufd: Fix race during abort for file descriptors (CVE-2025-39966) * kernel: tls: wait for pending async decryptions if tls_strp_msg_hold fails (CVE-2025-40176) * kernel: sctp: avoid NULL dereference when chunk data buffer is missing (CVE-2025-40240) * kernel: drm/vmwgfx: Validate command header size against SVGA_CMD_MAX_DATASIZE (CVE-2025-40277) * kernel: usb: dwc3: Fix race condition between concurrent dwc3_remove_requests() call paths (CVE-2025-68287) 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.
Updated packages listed below:
Architecture Package Checksum
noarch kernel-doc-6.12.0-124.27.1.el10_1.noarch.rpm 0770a8559ca9123d89de794268ba43aefea78ecb00a58d74d3db0e55ca2c4ef9
noarch kernel-abi-stablelists-6.12.0-124.27.1.el10_1.noarch.rpm 1b65c0643152d5e18eca4d56dfe58a807013aeedb78ebd0a64d4b8d09a17c234
Notes:
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