Red Hat Security AdvisoryRHSA-2026:85979
kernel security update
Released 2026-10-20 · Red Hat rating Important · View on Red Hat →
Fixed in
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) kernel-64k-debug-devel-6.12.0-55.112.1.el10_0, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-6.12.0-55.112.1.el10_0, kernel-64k-devel-6.12.0-55.112.1.el10_0 +12
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v. 10.0) kernel-6.12.0-55.112.1.el10_0, kernel-64k-6.12.0-55.112.1.el10_0, kernel-64k-core-6.12.0-55.112.1.el10_0 +28
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v. 10.0) kernel-tools-libs-devel-6.12.0-55.112.1.el10_0, libperf-6.12.0-55.112.1.el10_0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v. 10.0) kernel-rt-6.12.0-55.112.1.el10_0, kernel-rt-64k-6.12.0-55.112.1.el10_0, kernel-rt-64k-core-6.12.0-55.112.1.el10_0 +21
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV EUS (v. 10.0) kernel-rt-6.12.0-55.112.1.el10_0, kernel-rt-core-6.12.0-55.112.1.el10_0, kernel-rt-debug-6.12.0-55.112.1.el10_0 +11
Fixes 1 record
Priority MEDIUM 43
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv4: validate checksum_start before completing checksum If a packet with bad checksum metadata gets into the ipv4 stack, skb_checksum_help can corrupt…
CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3· Local · No auth · No interaction · EPSS 0.00788 · Published 2026-10-15 · Partial fix · 5.10.272, 5.15.223 +6 CWE-20