ELSA-2026-38492: Security update for 30 packages

ELSA-2026-38492, released August 15, 2026, fixes 3 CVEs across 30 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High

CVEs closed

None rated Critical

Exploited

None reported

Highest CVSS

8.1

Base score, 0 to 10

Highest EPSS

0.0537

92nd percentile

Priority of the 3 CVEs

Patch now 0
                                Urgent 0
                                High 3
                                Routine 0

Fixed package versions

Product	Release	Fixed in
kernel	ol 10	0:6.12.0-211.34.1.el10_2
kernel-abi-stablelists	ol 10	0:6.12.0-211.34.1.el10_2
kernel-core	ol 10	0:6.12.0-211.34.1.el10_2
kernel-cross-headers	ol 10	0:6.12.0-211.34.1.el10_2
kernel-debug	ol 10	0:6.12.0-211.34.1.el10_2
kernel-debug-core	ol 10	0:6.12.0-211.34.1.el10_2
kernel-debug-devel	ol 10	0:6.12.0-211.34.1.el10_2
kernel-debug-devel-matched	ol 10	0:6.12.0-211.34.1.el10_2
kernel-debug-modules	ol 10	0:6.12.0-211.34.1.el10_2
kernel-debug-modules-core	ol 10	0:6.12.0-211.34.1.el10_2
kernel-debug-modules-extra	ol 10	0:6.12.0-211.34.1.el10_2
kernel-debug-uki-virt	ol 10	0:6.12.0-211.34.1.el10_2
kernel-devel	ol 10	0:6.12.0-211.34.1.el10_2
kernel-devel-matched	ol 10	0:6.12.0-211.34.1.el10_2
kernel-doc	ol 10	0:6.12.0-211.34.1.el10_2
kernel-headers	ol 10	0:6.12.0-211.34.1.el10_2
kernel-modules	ol 10	0:6.12.0-211.34.1.el10_2
kernel-modules-core	ol 10	0:6.12.0-211.34.1.el10_2
kernel-modules-extra	ol 10	0:6.12.0-211.34.1.el10_2
kernel-modules-extra-matched	ol 10	0:6.12.0-211.34.1.el10_2
kernel-tools	ol 10	0:6.12.0-211.34.1.el10_2
kernel-tools-libs	ol 10	0:6.12.0-211.34.1.el10_2
kernel-tools-libs-devel	ol 10	0:6.12.0-211.34.1.el10_2
kernel-uki-virt	ol 10	0:6.12.0-211.34.1.el10_2
kernel-uki-virt-addons	ol 10	0:6.12.0-211.34.1.el10_2
libperf	ol 10	0:6.12.0-211.34.1.el10_2
perf	ol 10	0:6.12.0-211.34.1.el10_2
python3-perf	ol 10	0:6.12.0-211.34.1.el10_2
rtla	ol 10	0:6.12.0-211.34.1.el10_2
rv	ol 10	0:6.12.0-211.34.1.el10_2

CVEs this fix closes

Priority	CVE	Title	CVSS	EPSS	Exploitation
High	CVE-2026-43499	rtmutex: Use waiter::task instead of current in remove_waiter()	7.8	0.0537	None reported
High	CVE-2026-43163	linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md/bitmap: fix GPF in write_page caused by resiz...	8.1	0.0009	None reported
High	CVE-2026-53166	futex/requeue: Prevent NULL pointer dereference in remove_waiter() on self-deadlock	7.8	n/a	None reported

Also fixes CVE-2026-43499

RHSA-2026:39082
kernel-rt, kernel-rt-core, kernel-rt-debug and 9 more on RHEL 8
RHSA-2026:39083
bpftool, kernel, kernel-abi-stablelists and 20 more on RHEL 8
ALSA-2026:39082
kernel-rt, kernel-rt-core, kernel-rt-debug and 7 more on almalinux 8
ALSA-2026:39083
bpftool, kernel, kernel-abi-stablelists and 22 more on almalinux 8
ELSA-2026-39083
bpftool, kernel, kernel-abi-stablelists and 17 more on ol 8
SUSE-SU-2026:2482-1
kernel-64kb, kernel-azure, kernel-default and 7 more on sles 15.7
SUSE-SU-2026:2591-1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_16 on sles 15.7
SUSE-SU-2026:2310-1
kernel-default, kernel-default-base, kernel-docs and 4 more on sles 15.6

Vendor advisory

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2026-38492.html

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