RLSA-2026:0453

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.

Security Fix(es):

• kernel: HID: multitouch: fix slab out-of-bounds access in mt_report_fixup() (CVE-2025-39806)

• kernel: audit: fix out-of-bounds read in audit_compare_dname_path() (CVE-2025-39840)

• kernel: mm: slub: avoid wake up kswapd in set_track_prepare (CVE-2025-39843)

• kernel: net: phylink: add lock for serializing concurrent pl->phydev writes with resolver (CVE-2025-39905)

• kernel: iommufd: Fix race during abort for file descriptors (CVE-2025-39966)

• kernel: tls: wait for pending async decryptions if tls_strp_msg_hold fails (CVE-2025-40176)

• kernel: sctp: avoid NULL dereference when chunk data buffer is missing (CVE-2025-40240)

• kernel: drm/vmwgfx: Validate command header size against SVGA_CMD_MAX_DATASIZE (CVE-2025-40277)

• kernel: usb: dwc3: Fix race condition between concurrent dwc3_remove_requests() call paths (CVE-2025-68287)

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.