Linux · Security advisory · October 5, 2026

ELSA-2026-70498: Security update for 30 packages

ELSA-2026-70498, released October 5, 2026, fixes 12 CVEs across 30 products. One of them is being exploited (CVE-2025-39964); 1 on CISA KEV. Patch Radar priority: Patch now.

Patch now1 on CISA KEV
CVEs closed
12
3 rated Critical
Exploited
1
CVE-2025-39964
Exploitation more likely
0
Vendor assessment
Highest EPSS
0.0161
76th percentile

Priority of the 12 CVEs

Patch now 1 Urgent 3 High 8 Routine 0

Fixed package versions

ProductReleaseFixed in
kernelol 100:6.12.0-211.60.1.el10_2
kernel-abi-stablelistsol 100:6.12.0-211.60.1.el10_2
kernel-coreol 100:6.12.0-211.60.1.el10_2
kernel-cross-headersol 100:6.12.0-211.60.1.el10_2
kernel-debugol 100:6.12.0-211.60.1.el10_2
kernel-debug-coreol 100:6.12.0-211.60.1.el10_2
kernel-debug-develol 100:6.12.0-211.60.1.el10_2
kernel-debug-devel-matchedol 100:6.12.0-211.60.1.el10_2
kernel-debug-modulesol 100:6.12.0-211.60.1.el10_2
kernel-debug-modules-coreol 100:6.12.0-211.60.1.el10_2
kernel-debug-modules-extraol 100:6.12.0-211.60.1.el10_2
kernel-debug-uki-virtol 100:6.12.0-211.60.1.el10_2
kernel-develol 100:6.12.0-211.60.1.el10_2
kernel-devel-matchedol 100:6.12.0-211.60.1.el10_2
kernel-docol 100:6.12.0-211.60.1.el10_2
kernel-headersol 100:6.12.0-211.60.1.el10_2
kernel-modulesol 100:6.12.0-211.60.1.el10_2
kernel-modules-coreol 100:6.12.0-211.60.1.el10_2
kernel-modules-extraol 100:6.12.0-211.60.1.el10_2
kernel-modules-extra-matchedol 100:6.12.0-211.60.1.el10_2
kernel-toolsol 100:6.12.0-211.60.1.el10_2
kernel-tools-libsol 100:6.12.0-211.60.1.el10_2
kernel-tools-libs-develol 100:6.12.0-211.60.1.el10_2
kernel-uki-virtol 100:6.12.0-211.60.1.el10_2
kernel-uki-virt-addonsol 100:6.12.0-211.60.1.el10_2
libperfol 100:6.12.0-211.60.1.el10_2
perfol 100:6.12.0-211.60.1.el10_2
python3-perfol 100:6.12.0-211.60.1.el10_2
rtlaol 100:6.12.0-211.60.1.el10_2
rvol 100:6.12.0-211.60.1.el10_2

CVEs this fix closes

PriorityCVETitleImpactCVSSEPSSExploitation
Patch now CVE-2025-39964 crypto: af_alg - Disallow concurrent writes in af_alg_sendmsg 8.8 0.0161 KEVExploited
Urgent CVE-2026-64534 linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvmet-tcp: check INIT_FAILED before nvmet_req_un... 9.8 0.0032 None reported
Urgent CVE-2026-68391 Bluetooth: mgmt: hold reference for hci_conn in mgmt_pending_cmds 9.8 0.0013 None reported
Urgent CVE-2026-53062 dm cache policy smq: fix missing locks in invalidating cache blocks 9.8 0.0010 None reported
High CVE-2026-68159 libceph: bound pg_{temp,upmap,upmap_items} length to CEPH_PG_MAX_SIZE 9.8 0.0075 None reported
High CVE-2026-68155 libceph: Reject monmaps advertising zero monitors 8.8 0.0070 None reported
High CVE-2026-68188 Bluetooth: RFCOMM: Fix session UAF in set_termios 8.8 0.0022 None reported
High CVE-2026-63823 keys: Pin request_key_auth payload in instantiate paths 8.8 0.0016 None reported
High CVE-2026-68293 net/mlx5: Fix MCIA register buffer overflow on 32 dword reads 8.8 0.0014 None reported
High CVE-2026-45894 iommu/vt-d: Clear Present bit before tearing down PASID entry 8.8 0.0013 None reported
High CVE-2026-45959 kernel: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: ccp - Fix a crash due to incorrect cleanu... 8.8 0.0013 None reported
High CVE-2026-74518 mm/hugetlb: fix list corruption in allocate_file_region_entries() 8.8 0.0013 None reported
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