# RHSA-2026:1690: kernel security update

RHSA-2026:1690, released December 16, 2025, fixes 3 CVEs in kernel (version 6.12.0-124.31.1.el10_1). None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-1690
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Dec 16, 2025
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2025-38022, high severity)
- CVEs: 3, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:1690

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [kernel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel.md) | RHEL 10 | 6.12.0-124.31.1.el10_1 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2025-38022](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-38022.md) | High | RDMA/core: Fix "KASAN: slab-use-after-free Read in ib_register_device" problem | 7.8 | 0.0020 |  |
| [CVE-2025-68305](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-68305.md) | High | kernel: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.  Security Fix(es):  * kernel: L... | 7.8 | 0.0019 |  |
| [CVE-2025-38731](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-38731.md) | High | kernel: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.  Security Fix(es):  * kernel: L... | 7.8 | 0.0016 |  |

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Data as of 2026-11-07T12:40:37Z UTC. Source: Patchblox Patch Radar (https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar). Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo