High7.3Vendor: MediumRed Hat & Ubuntu Linux
Linux kernel (qla2xxx): Double free vulnerability leads to denial of service and potential privilege escalation.
CVE-2025-71238 Published Mar 4, 2026
CVE-2025-71238
Affected products & platforms
Red Hat & Ubuntu LinuxUnclassified
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 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 5 hours ago·verify at source
Fixed versions
- RHSA-2026:9870
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 5 hours 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 5 hours ago·verify at source
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