RHSA-2026:59143: Important: kpatch-patch-6_12_0-211_16_1 security update
Important: kpatch-patch-6120-211161 security update
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This is a kernel live patch module which can be loaded by the kpatch command line utility to modify the code of a running kernel. This patch module is targeted for kernel-6.12.0-211.16.1.el102.Security Fix(es): kernel: rtmutex: Use waiter::task instead of current in removewaiter() (CVE-2026-43499) kernel: gfs2: Fix use-after-free in iomap inline data write path (CVE-2026-45984) kernel: xfrm: defensively unhash xfrmstate lists in xfrmstatedelete (CVE-2026-46116) kernel: sctp: revalidate list cursor after sctpsendmsgtoasoc() in SCTPSENDALL (CVE-2026-46227) kernel: net: openvswitch: reject oversized nested action attrs (CVE-2026-64531) 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
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Remediation
Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.
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redhat/kpatch-patchto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 6_12_0-211_16_1-1-7.el10_2 - Upgrade
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redhat/kpatch-patchto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 6_12_0-211_16_1-debuginfo-1-7.el10_2 - Upgrade
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redhat/kpatch-patchto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 6_12_0-211_16_1-debugsource-1-7.el10_2 - Upgrade
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kernel-live-patch (kpatch-patch-6_12_0-211_16_1)to a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in kernel-6.12.0-211.16.1.el10_2Patch kpatch-patch-6_12_0-211_16_1 - Compensating control
Load and apply the kpatch live patch module using the kpatch command line utility (module: kpatch-patch-6_12_0-211_16_1) so the running kernel is modified to include the advisory’s security fixes.