RHEL 9 : kernel (RHSA-2025:13135)

high Nessus Plugin ID 243969

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Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for kernel.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2025:13135 advisory.

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.

Security Fix(es):

* kernel: powerpc: Fix access beyond end of drmem array (CVE-2023-52451)

* kernel: xhci: handle isoc Babble and Buffer Overrun events properly (CVE-2024-26659)

* kernel: usb: xhci: Add error handling in xhci_map_urb_for_dma (CVE-2024-26964)

* kernel: USB: core: Fix deadlock in usb_deauthorize_interface() (CVE-2024-26934)

* kernel: USB: usb-storage: Prevent divide-by-0 error in isd200_ata_command (CVE-2024-27059)

* kernel: powerpc/pseries: Fix potential memleak in papr_get_attr() (CVE-2022-48669)

* kernel: usb: typec: tcpm: Fix NULL pointer dereference in tcpm_pd_svdm() (CVE-2023-52877)

* kernel: media: gspca: cpia1: shift-out-of-bounds in set_flicker (CVE-2023-52764)

* kernel: serial: core: fix transmit-buffer reset and memleak (CVE-2021-47527)

* kernel: net/smc: fix neighbour and rtable leak in smc_ib_find_route() (CVE-2024-36945)

* kernel: mm: list_lru: fix UAF for memory cgroup (CVE-2024-43888)

* kernel: um: Fix out-of-bounds read in LDT setup (CVE-2022-49395)

* kernel: media: uvcvideo: Remove dangling pointers (CVE-2024-58002)

* kernel: padata: fix UAF in padata_reorder (CVE-2025-21727)

* kernel: media: uvcvideo: Fix double free in error path (CVE-2024-57980)

* kernel: HID: intel-ish-hid: Fix use-after-free issue in ishtp_hid_remove() (CVE-2025-21928)

* kernel: x86/microcode/AMD: Fix out-of-bounds on systems with CPU-less NUMA nodes (CVE-2025-21991)

* kernel: misc/vmw_vmci: fix an infoleak in vmci_host_do_receive_datagram() (CVE-2022-49788)

* kernel: net_sched: hfsc: Fix a UAF vulnerability in class with netem as child qdisc (CVE-2025-37890)

* kernel: mm/huge_memory: fix dereferencing invalid pmd migration entry (CVE-2025-37958)

* kernel: net/tipc: fix slab-use-after-free Read in tipc_aead_encrypt_done (CVE-2025-38052)

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.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the RHEL kernel package based on the guidance in RHSA-2025:13135.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 243969

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2025-13135.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 8/6/2025

Updated: 8/6/2025

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Important

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-21991

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-modules-core, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:9.4, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-debug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rtla, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-perf, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-debug-kvm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-uki-virt, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libperf, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-cross-headers, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rv, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-uki-virt, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-kvm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-debug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-devel

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/6/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/21/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-47527, CVE-2022-48669, CVE-2022-49395, CVE-2022-49788, CVE-2023-52451, CVE-2023-52764, CVE-2023-52877, CVE-2024-26659, CVE-2024-26934, CVE-2024-26964, CVE-2024-27059, CVE-2024-36945, CVE-2024-43888, CVE-2024-57980, CVE-2024-58002, CVE-2025-21727, CVE-2025-21928, CVE-2025-21991, CVE-2025-37890, CVE-2025-37958, CVE-2025-38052

CWE: 119, 125, 400, 401, 415, 416, 476, 787, 820

RHSA: 2025:13135

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