RHSA-2026:41235: Important: kernel security update

Published Jul 17, 2026
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Updated

Important: kernel security update

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The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.Security Fix(es): kernel: net: sched: actcsum: validate nested VLAN headers (CVE-2026-31684) kernel: rtmutex: Use waiter::task instead of current in removewaiter() (CVE-2026-43499) kernel: xfrm: defensively unhash xfrmstate lists in xfrmstatedelete (CVE-2026-46116) kernel: futex/requeue: Prevent NULL pointer dereference in removewaiter() on self-deadlock (CVE-2026-53166) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

— Red Hat

Affected Software

65 affected componentsFixes available
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, big endian
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, little endian
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems)
redhat/kernel<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/bpftool<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/bpftool-debuginfo<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel-abi-whitelists<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debug<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debug-debuginfo<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debug-devel<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debuginfo<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel-devel<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel-doc<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel-headers<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools-debuginfo<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools-libs<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools-libs-devel<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/perf<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/perf-debuginfo<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/python-perf<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/python-perf-debuginfo<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/bpftool<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/bpftool-debuginfo<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debug<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debug-debuginfo<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debug-devel<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debuginfo<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel-devel<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel-headers<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel-kdump<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel-kdump-debuginfo<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel-kdump-devel<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/perf<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/perf-debuginfo<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/python-perf<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/python-perf-debuginfo<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel-bootwrapper<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools-debuginfo<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools-libs<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools-libs-devel<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/bpftool<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/bpftool-debuginfo<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel-bootwrapper<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debug<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debug-debuginfo<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debug-devel<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debuginfo<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel-devel<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel-headers<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools-debuginfo<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools-libs<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools-libs-devel<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/perf<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/perf-debuginfo<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/python-perf<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
redhat/python-perf-debuginfo<3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/kernel to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/bpftool to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/bpftool-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/kernel-abi-whitelists to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/kernel-debug to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/kernel-debug-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/kernel-debug-devel to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/kernel-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/kernel-devel to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/kernel-doc to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/kernel-headers to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
  12. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/kernel-tools to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
  13. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/kernel-tools-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
  14. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/kernel-tools-libs to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
  15. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/kernel-tools-libs-devel to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
  16. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/perf to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
  17. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/perf-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
  18. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/python-perf to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
  19. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/python-perf-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
  20. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
  21. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/kernel-kdump to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
  22. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/kernel-kdump-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
  23. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/kernel-kdump-devel to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
  24. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/kernel-bootwrapper to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
  25. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
  26. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.10.0-1160.156.1.el7
  27. Compensating control

    Reboot the system after applying the kernel security update so the changes take effect.

Event History

Jul 17, 2026
Advisory Published
via Red Hat·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·12:00 AM
RemedyDescriptionAffected Software
Advisory Published
via Red Hat·12:42 PM
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·12:42 PM
Severity
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of RHSA-2026:41235?

The severity of RHSA-2026:41235 is rated as high with a score of 7.

2

How do I fix RHSA-2026:41235?

To fix RHSA-2026:41235, ensure that you update your kernel packages as indicated in the security advisory.

3

What vulnerabilities are addressed in RHSA-2026:41235?

RHSA-2026:41235 addresses vulnerabilities including CVE-2026-31684 and CVE-2026-43499.

4

Which software packages are affected by RHSA-2026:41235?

The affected software packages include redhat/kernel, redhat/bpftool, and their respective debug and development packages.

5

What is the official publication date of RHSA-2026:41235?

RHSA-2026:41235 was published on July 17, 2026.

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