High7.8Vendor: MediumRed Hat & Ubuntu Linux
disable SVA when CONFIG_X86 is set
CVE-2025-71089 Published Jan 13, 2026
CVE-2025-71089
Affected products & platforms
Red Hat & Ubuntu LinuxUnclassified
Summary
disable SVA when CONFIG_X86 is set. Red Hat rates this moderate (CVSS 7.8). Weakness: CWE-820. Affected package(s): kernel, kernel-rt. Resolved in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:26462 — update the affected packages (`sudo dnf update`).
Affected versions
- kernel-0:4.18.0-305.194.1.el8_4
- kernel-0:5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_4
- kernel-0:4.18.0-372.195.1.el8_6
- kernel-0:5.14.0-284.176.1.el9_2
- kernel-rt-0:5.14.0-284.176.1.rt14.461.el9_2
- kernel-0:5.14.0-570.120.1.el9_6
- kernel-0:4.18.0-477.147.1.el8_8
- kernel-0:5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 3 hours ago·verify at source
Fixed versions
- RHSA-2026:26462
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 3 hours ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
Recommended fix / mitigation
- Update the affected package(s) to the fixed version shipped in RHSA-2026:26462 (`sudo dnf update` / `yum update`).
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 3 hours ago·verify at source
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