netfilter: conntrack_irc: fix possible out-of-bounds read

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: ksm: use range-walk function to jump over holes in scan_get_next_rmap_item (CVE-2025-68211) * kernel: ip6_tunnel: use skb_vlan_inet_prepare() in __ip6_tnl_rcv() (CVE-2026-23003) * kernel: netfilter: nft_set_pipapo_avx2: don't return non-matching entry on expiry (CVE-2026-43114) * kernel: sctp: purge outqueue on stale COOKIE-ECHO handling (CVE-2026-52924) * kernel: netfilter: xt_policy: fix strict mode inbound policy matching (CVE-2026-52920) * kernel: zram: fix use-after-free in zram_bvec_write_partial() (CVE-2026-53185) * kernel: netfilter: require Ethernet MAC header before using eth_hdr() (CVE-2026-53131) * kernel: netfilter: conntrack_irc: fix possible out-of-bounds read (CVE-2026-53268) * kernel: i2c: stub: Reject I2C block transfers with invalid length (CVE-2026-64191) * kernel: netfilter: ipset: fix race between dump and ip_set_list resize (CVE-2026-64189) * kernel: Input: synaptics-rmi4 - bound the F3A keymap to the GPIO count (CVE-2026-64277) * kernel: Input: synaptics-rmi4 - bound the F30 keymap to the GPIO/LED count (CVE-2026-64276) * kernel: net: ipv6: use-after-free in fib6_rule_suppress due to stale res->rt6 pointer (CVE-2026-74581) Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s): * [AlmaLinux-9.8.z] Intel CWF: CPU is unable to obtain cstate1 on idle system (JIRA:AlmaLinux-166118) * ss core dumped when there is an SCTP session [almalinux-9.8.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-212398) * [IBM 9.9 FEAT] zcrypt driver overwrite function - kernel part [almalinux-9.8.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-245333) 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.

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