Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:9135 - Security Advisory Issued: 2026-04-20 Updated: 2026-04-20 RHSA-2026:9135 - Security Advisory Overview Updated Packages Synopsis Important: kernel-rt security update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Red Hat Lightspeed patch analysis Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory. View affected systems Topic An update for kernel-rt is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. Description The kernel-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables fine-tuning for systems with extremely high determinism requirements. Security Fix(es): kernel: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix improper freeing of purex item (CVE-2025-68741) kernel: ALSA: aloop: Fix racy access at PCM trigger (CVE-2026-23191) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Solution For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect. Affected Products Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time 8 x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV 8 x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle 8.10 x86_64 Fixes BZ - 2425046 - CVE-2025-68741 kernel: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix improper freeing of purex item BZ - 2439947 - CVE-2026-23191 kernel: ALSA: aloop: Fix racy access at PCM trigger CVEs CVE-2025-68741 CVE-2026-23191 References https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important Note: More recent versions of these packages may be available. Click a package name for more details. 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