# RHSA-2026:2720: Security update for 23 packages

RHSA-2026:2720, released March 12, 2026, fixes 3 CVEs across 23 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-2720
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Mar 12, 2026
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2025-40168, high severity)
- CVEs: 3, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2720

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [bpftool](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/bpftool.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.105.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.105.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-abi-stablelists](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-abi-stablelists.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.105.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-core.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.105.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-debug](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.105.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-debug-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-core.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.105.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-debug-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-devel.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.105.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-debug-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-modules.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.105.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-debug-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-modules-extra.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.105.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-devel.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.105.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-doc](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-doc.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.105.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-modules.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.105.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-modules-extra.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.105.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-tools](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-tools.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.105.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-tools-libs](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-tools-libs.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.105.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-tools-libs-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-tools-libs-devel.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.105.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-zfcpdump](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.105.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-zfcpdump-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump-core.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.105.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-zfcpdump-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump-devel.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.105.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-zfcpdump-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump-modules.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.105.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.105.1.el8_10 |
| [perf](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/perf.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.105.1.el8_10 |
| [python3-perf](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/python3-perf.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.105.1.el8_10 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2025-40168](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-40168.md) | High | smc: Use __sk_dst_get() and dst_dev_rcu() in smc_clc_prfx_match(). | 8.1 | 0.0042 |  |
| [CVE-2023-53762](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-53762.md) | High | kernel-default: The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6 kernel was updated to fix various security issues  The following security issues wer... | 8.8 | 0.0025 |  |
| [CVE-2025-40304](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-40304.md) | High | fbdev: Add bounds checking in bit_putcs to fix vmalloc-out-of-bounds | 7.8 | 0.0014 |  |

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