# RLSA-2026:71700: kernel security update

RLSA-2026:71700, released September 26, 2026, fixes 17 CVEs in kernel (version 0:5.14.0-687.52.1.el9_8). None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/rlsa-2026-71700
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Sep 26, 2026
- Priority: Urgent (Closes CVE-2026-68121, rated Critical)
- CVEs: 17, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2026:71700

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [kernel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel.md) | rocky 9 | 0:5.14.0-687.52.1.el9_8 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2026-68121](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-68121.md) | Urgent | pppoe: reload header pointer after dev_hard_header() | 9.8 | 0.0037 |  |
| [CVE-2026-80714](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-80714.md) | High | ipvs: do not propagate one-packet flag to synced conns | 9.8 | 0.0048 |  |
| [CVE-2026-31539](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-31539.md) | High | kernel: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: smbdirect: introduce smbdirect_socket.recv_i... | 8.8 | 0.0033 |  |
| [CVE-2026-68267](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-68267.md) | High | kernel: drm/xe/rtp: Add RING_FORCE_TO_NONPRIV_DENY to OA whitelists (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-237964] | 7.8 | 0.0017 |  |
| [CVE-2026-52912](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-52912.md) | High | netfilter: nf_queue: hold bridge skb->dev while queued | 7.8 | 0.0016 |  |
| [CVE-2025-40323](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-40323.md) | High | fbcon: Set fb_display[i]->mode to NULL when the mode is released | 8.8 | 0.0015 |  |
| [CVE-2026-53203](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-53203.md) | High | kernel-64kb: Security update for the Linux Kernel | 7.8 | 0.0014 |  |
| [CVE-2026-68257](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-68257.md) | High | drm/amdkfd: fix 32-bit overflow in CWSR total size calculation | 7.8 | 0.0014 |  |
| [CVE-2026-68108](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-68108.md) | High | drm/amdgpu/vce: fix integer overflow in image size | 8.8 | 0.0014 |  |
| [CVE-2026-68266](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-68266.md) | High | kernel: drm/xe: Hold a dma-buf reference for imported BOs (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-236304] | 7.8 | 0.0014 |  |
| [CVE-2026-46199](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-46199.md) | High | kernel-64kb: Security update for the Linux Kernel | 8.8 | 0.0013 |  |
| [CVE-2026-46204](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-46204.md) | High | drm/amdgpu/vcn4: Prevent OOB reads when parsing IB | 8.8 | 0.0013 |  |
| [CVE-2026-68273](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-68273.md) | High | drm/amdgpu: Fix context pstate override handling | 8.8 | 0.0013 |  |
| [CVE-2026-53290](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-53290.md) | High | kernel-64k-core: kernel: drm/xe/eustall: Fix drm_dev_put called before stream disable in close | 7.8 | 0.0012 |  |
| [CVE-2026-46230](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-46230.md) | High | drm/amdgpu/vcn3: Prevent OOB reads when parsing dec msg | 8.8 | 0.0012 |  |
| [CVE-2026-64098](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-64098.md) | High | kernel-default: drm/virtio: use uninterruptible resv lock for plane updates (bsc#1273488). | 7.8 | 0.0011 |  |
| [CVE-2026-46311](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-46311.md) | High | kernel: drm/amdgpu/userq: fix access to stale wptr mapping (Jose Exposito) [RHEL-225416] | 7.8 | 0.0010 |  |

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