Out-of-bounds Write Affecting kernel-doc package, versions <0:4.18.0-305.186.1.el8_4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-KERNELDOC-15523112
  • published13 Mar 2026
  • disclosed4 Oct 2025

Introduced: 4 Oct 2025

CVE-2025-39933  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-doc to version 0:4.18.0-305.186.1.el8_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2026:3360.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-doc package and not the kernel-doc package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

smb: client: let recv_done verify data_offset, data_length and remaining_data_length

This is inspired by the related server fixes.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1