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High [CVE-2025-71238] Linux kernel (qla2xxx): Double free vulnerability leads to denial of service and potential privilege escalation.

This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2025-71238 affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 1, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

CVE-2025-71238 Published Mar 4, 2026

CVE-2025-71238

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Summary

Linux kernel (qla2xxx): Double free vulnerability leads to denial of service and potential privilege escalation.. Red Hat rates this moderate (CVSS 7.3).

Weakness: CWE-672. Affected package(s): kernel, kernel-rt.

Resolved in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:9870 — update the affected packages (`sudo dnf update`).

Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 1; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Affected versions

kernel-0:5.14.0-284.172.1.el9_2
kernel-0:6.12.0-55.68.1.el10_0
kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-553.117.1.rt7.458.el8_10
kernel-0:4.18.0-372.190.1.el8_6
kernel-0:3.10.0-1160.148.1.el7
kernel-0:4.18.0-305.190.1.el8_4
kernel-0:5.14.0-427.124.1.el9_4
kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-1160.148.1.rt56.1300.el7
kernel-rt-0:5.14.0-284.172.1.rt14.457.el9_2
kernel-0:4.18.0-477.135.1.el8_8
kernel-0:4.18.0-553.117.1.el8_10
kernel-0:6.12.0-124.47.1.el10_1

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source

Fixed versions

RHSA-2026:9870

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source

Mitigation checklist

Recommended fix / mitigation

Update the affected package(s) to the fixed version shipped in RHSA-2026:9870 (`sudo dnf update` / `yum update`).

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source

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