# ELSA-2026-71329: Security update for 20 packages

ELSA-2026-71329, released September 28, 2026, fixes 5 CVEs across 20 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/elsa-2026-71329
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Sep 28, 2026
- Priority: Urgent (Closes CVE-2026-68121, rated Critical)
- CVEs: 5, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2026-71329.html

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [bpftool](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/bpftool.md) | ol 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.168.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel.md) | ol 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.168.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-abi-stablelists](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-abi-stablelists.md) | ol 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.168.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-core.md) | ol 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.168.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-cross-headers](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-cross-headers.md) | ol 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.168.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-debug](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug.md) | ol 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.168.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-debug-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-core.md) | ol 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.168.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-debug-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-devel.md) | ol 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.168.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-debug-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-modules.md) | ol 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.168.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-debug-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-modules-extra.md) | ol 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.168.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-devel.md) | ol 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.168.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-doc](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-doc.md) | ol 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.168.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-headers](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-headers.md) | ol 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.168.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-modules.md) | ol 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.168.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-modules-extra.md) | ol 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.168.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-tools](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-tools.md) | ol 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.168.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-tools-libs](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-tools-libs.md) | ol 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.168.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-tools-libs-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-tools-libs-devel.md) | ol 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.168.1.el8_10 |
| [perf](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/perf.md) | ol 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.168.1.el8_10 |
| [python3-perf](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/python3-perf.md) | ol 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.168.1.el8_10 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2026-68121](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-68121.md) | Urgent | pppoe: reload header pointer after dev_hard_header() | 9.8 | 0.0037 |  |
| [CVE-2026-80714](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-80714.md) | High | ipvs: do not propagate one-packet flag to synced conns | 9.8 | 0.0048 |  |
| [CVE-2026-89480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-89480.md) | High | linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  nvme-tcp: reject a read that transferred too few... | 8.8 | 0.0043 |  |
| [CVE-2026-52912](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-52912.md) | High | netfilter: nf_queue: hold bridge skb->dev while queued | 7.8 | 0.0016 |  |
| [CVE-2026-31566](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-31566.md) | High | drm/amdgpu: Fix fence put before wait in amdgpu_amdkfd_submit_ib | 8.8 | 0.0013 |  |

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