# RHSA-2025:8246: Security update for 23 packages

RHSA-2025:8246, released May 28, 2025, fixes 2 CVEs across 23 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/rhsa-2025-8246
- Platform: Linux
- Released: May 28, 2025
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2024-43842, high severity)
- CVEs: 2, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8246

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [bpftool](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/bpftool.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.54.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.54.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-abi-stablelists](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-abi-stablelists.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.54.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-core.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.54.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-debug](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.54.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-debug-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-core.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.54.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-debug-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-devel.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.54.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-debug-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-modules.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.54.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-debug-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-modules-extra.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.54.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-devel.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.54.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-doc](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-doc.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.54.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-modules.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.54.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-modules-extra.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.54.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-tools](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-tools.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.54.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-tools-libs](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-tools-libs.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.54.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-tools-libs-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-tools-libs-devel.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.54.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-zfcpdump](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.54.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-zfcpdump-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump-core.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.54.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-zfcpdump-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump-devel.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.54.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-zfcpdump-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump-modules.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.54.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.54.1.el8_10 |
| [perf](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/perf.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.54.1.el8_10 |
| [python3-perf](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/python3-perf.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.54.1.el8_10 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2024-43842](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-43842.md) | High | kernel-modules-extra: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.  Security Fix(es):  * kernel: w... | 7.8 | 0.0022 |  |
| [CVE-2025-38234](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-38234.md) | Routine | sched/rt: Fix race in push_rt_task | 5.5 | 0.0017 |  |

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