# RHSA-2026:36049: Security update for 12 packages

RHSA-2026:36049, released July 7, 2026, fixes 3 CVEs across 12 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-36049
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Jul 7, 2026
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2026-45984, high severity)
- CVEs: 3, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36049

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [kernel-rt](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.139.1.rt7.480.el8_10 |
| [kernel-rt-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-core.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.139.1.rt7.480.el8_10 |
| [kernel-rt-debug](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-debug.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.139.1.rt7.480.el8_10 |
| [kernel-rt-debug-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-debug-core.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.139.1.rt7.480.el8_10 |
| [kernel-rt-debug-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-debug-devel.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.139.1.rt7.480.el8_10 |
| [kernel-rt-debug-kvm](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-debug-kvm.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.139.1.rt7.480.el8_10 |
| [kernel-rt-debug-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-debug-modules.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.139.1.rt7.480.el8_10 |
| [kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.139.1.rt7.480.el8_10 |
| [kernel-rt-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-devel.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.139.1.rt7.480.el8_10 |
| [kernel-rt-kvm](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-kvm.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.139.1.rt7.480.el8_10 |
| [kernel-rt-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-modules.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.139.1.rt7.480.el8_10 |
| [kernel-rt-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-modules-extra.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.139.1.rt7.480.el8_10 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2026-45984](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-45984.md) | High | kpatch-patch-4_18_0-553_109_1: This is a kernel live patch module which can be loaded by the kpatch command line utility to modify the code of a run... | 7.8 | 0.0018 |  |
| [CVE-2026-46189](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-46189.md) | High | kernel-uek-core: [5.15.0-323.211.3.3] - Revert 'x86/alternatives: Add alt_instr.flags' (Harshit Mogalapalli)  [Orabug: 39853924]  [5.1... | 7.8 | 0.0014 |  |
| [CVE-2026-23216](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-23216.md) | High | scsi: target: iscsi: Fix use-after-free in iscsit_dec_conn_usage_count() | 8.8 | 0.0014 |  |

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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