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

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: smc: Fix use-after-free in __pnet_find_base_ndev() (CVE-2025-40064) * kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of Service due to memory leak in tpm2_load_cmd (CVE-2025-71147) * kernel: bonding: alb: fix UAF in rlb_arp_recv during bond up/down (CVE-2026-45970) * kernel: smb/client: fix out-of-bounds read in symlink_data() (CVE-2026-46185) * kernel: Bluetooth: hci_ldisc: Clear HCI_UART_PROTO_INIT on error (CVE-2026-53073) * kernel: pNFS: Fix use-after-free in pnfs_update_layout() (CVE-2026-63800) * kernel: nfsd: fix posix_acl leak on SETACL decode failure (CVE-2026-53397) * kernel: exfat: fix potential use-after-free in exfat_find_dir_entry() (CVE-2026-63808) * kernel: nfsd: release layout stid on setlease failure (CVE-2026-53399) * kernel: NFSv4/flexfiles: reject zero filehandle version count (CVE-2026-53392) * kernel: KEYS: fix overflow in keyctl_pkey_params_get_2() (CVE-2026-63824) * kernel: NFSv4/pNFS: reject zero-length r_addr in nfs4_decode_mp_ds_addr (CVE-2026-53391) * kernel: scsi: target: iscsi: Validate CHAP_R length before base64 decode (CVE-2026-63886) * kernel: ipv4: free net->ipv4.sysctl_local_reserved_ports after unregister_net_sysctl_table() (CVE-2026-64002) * kernel: net: mana: validate rx_req_idx to prevent out-of-bounds array access (CVE-2026-64018) * kernel: scsi: target: iscsi: Bound iscsi_encode_text_output() appends to rsp_buf (CVE-2026-63887) * kernel: smb: client: fix query directory replay double-free (CVE-2026-64387) * kernel: Kernel: Remote out-of-bounds write in RDMA/siw (CVE-2026-64268) * kernel: crypto: qat - fix VF2PF work teardown race in adf_disable_sriov() (CVE-2026-64438) * kernel: crypto: qat - validate RSA CRT component lengths (CVE-2026-64304) * kernel: NFSv4: include MAY_WRITE in open permission mask for O_TRUNC (CVE-2026-64298) * kernel: ALSA: virtio: Validate control metadata from the device (CVE-2026-64490) * kernel: AMD-SN-7061: Safe RET Interrupt Vulnerability (CVE-2026-68480) * kernel: Linux kernel: Arbitrary code execution via userfaultfd shadow stack manipulation (CVE-2026-68166) * kernel: iomap: fix out-of-bounds bitmap_set() with zero-length range (CVE-2026-68145) * kernel: locking/rt: Fix the incorrect RCU protection in rt_spin_unlock() (CVE-2026-72069) * kernel: nvmet-auth: reject short AUTH_RECEIVE buffers (CVE-2026-72130) Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s): * [AlmaLinux 9] TPM becomes completely unresponsive and requires a full reboot to clear [almalinux-9.8.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-213940) * RT scheduler livelock caused by missing backport of 94894c9c477e [almalinux-9.8.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-240634) 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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