# RHSA-2025:15471: Security update for 23 packages

RHSA-2025:15471, released September 8, 2025, fixes 2 CVEs across 23 products. One of them is being exploited (CVE-2025-38352); 1 on CISA KEV. Patch Radar priority: Patch now.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/rhsa-2025-15471
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Sep 8, 2025
- Priority: Patch now (Closes CVE-2025-38352, exploited (CISA KEV))
- CVEs: 2, exploited: 1, on CISA KEV: 1
- Vendor advisory: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15471

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [bpftool](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/bpftool.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.74.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.74.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-abi-stablelists](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-abi-stablelists.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.74.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-core.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.74.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-debug](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.74.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-debug-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-core.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.74.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-debug-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-devel.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.74.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-debug-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-modules.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.74.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-debug-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-modules-extra.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.74.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-devel.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.74.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-doc](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-doc.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.74.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-modules.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.74.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-modules-extra.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.74.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-tools](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-tools.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.74.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-tools-libs](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-tools-libs.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.74.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-tools-libs-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-tools-libs-devel.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.74.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-zfcpdump](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.74.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-zfcpdump-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump-core.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.74.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-zfcpdump-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump-devel.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.74.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-zfcpdump-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump-modules.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.74.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.74.1.el8_10 |
| [perf](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/perf.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.74.1.el8_10 |
| [python3-perf](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/python3-perf.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.74.1.el8_10 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2025-38352](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-38352.md) | Patch now | posix-cpu-timers: fix race between handle_posix_cpu_timers() and posix_cpu_timer_del() | 7.8 | 0.0136 | CISA KEV |
| [CVE-2022-49985](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2022-49985.md) | High | kernel: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.  Security Fix(es):  * kernel: b... | 7.8 | 0.0026 |  |

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