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Rocky Linux 8 RLSA-2026-45116 kernel-rt Important DoS Flaws

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Calendar Grey July 27, 2026
Scroller Rockylinux
The kernel-rt update for Rocky Linux 8 addresses important security issues with specific CVEs and solutions available.
A security update for the kernel-rt on Rocky Linux 8 addresses vulnerabilities, including potential I/O checks and memory issues, requiring attention to ensure system integrity and...

Summary

An update is available for kernel-rt. This update affects Rocky Linux 8. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE list


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security advisory security update DoS important kernel-rt rocky linux

RPMs

kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-553.147.1.rt7.488.el8_10.src.rpm

kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-553.147.1.rt7.488.el8_10.x86_64.rpm

kernel-rt-core-0:4.18.0-553.147.1.rt7.488.el8_10.x86_64.rpm

kernel-rt-debug-0:4.18.0-553.147.1.rt7.488.el8_10.x86_64.rpm

kernel-rt-debug-core-0:4.18.0-553.147.1.rt7.488.el8_10.x86_64.rpm

kernel-rt-debug-debuginfo-0:4.18.0-553.147.1.rt7.488.el8_10.x86_64.rpm

kernel-rt-debug-devel-0:4.18.0-553.147.1.rt7.488.el8_10.x86_64.rpm

kernel-rt-debuginfo-0:4.18.0-553.147.1.rt7.488.el8_10.x86_64.rpm

kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64-0:4.18.0-553.147.1.rt7.488.el8_10.x86_64.rpm

kernel-rt-debug-kvm-0:4.18.0-553.147.1.rt7.488.el8_10.x86_64.rpm

kernel-rt-debug-modules-0:4.18.0-553.147.1.rt7.488.el8_10.x86_64.rpm

kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra-0:4.18.0-553.147.1.rt7.488.el8_10.x86_64.rpm

kernel-rt-devel-0:4.18.0-553.147.1.rt7.488.el8_10.x86_64.rpm

kernel-rt-kvm-0:4.18.0-553.147.1.rt7.488.el8_10.x86_64.rpm

kernel-rt-modules-0:4.18.0-553.147.1.rt7.488.el8_10.x86_64.rpm

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References

No references

CVES

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2025-40026

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-52993

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-53059

Severity
important
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Critical

Name: RLSA-2026:45116
Affected Products: Rocky Linux 8

Fixes

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2406712

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2492277

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2492437


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Topics Covered

security advisory security update DoS important kernel-rt rocky linux

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