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AlmaLinux 8 : kernel (ALSA-2025:11850)

high Nessus Plugin ID 244050

Synopsis

The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2025:11850 advisory.

 * kernel: wifi: iwlwifi: limit printed string from FW file (CVE-2025-21905)
 * kernel: sched/fair: Fix potential memory corruption in child_cfs_rq_on_list (CVE-2025-21919)
 * kernel: ftrace: Fix NULL pointer dereference in is_ftrace_trampoline when ftrace is dead (CVE-2022-49977)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux 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 affected packages.

See Also

https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2025-11850.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:11850

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 244050

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2025-11850.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 8/6/2025

Updated: 8/6/2025

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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-2025-21919

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:alma:linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::resilientstorage, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3-perf, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-modules-extra, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::appstream, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-core, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-devel, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::baseos, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-abi-stablelists, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-tools-libs, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-cross-headers, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-modules, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::supplementary, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::powertools, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::highavailability

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/28/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/11/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-49977, CVE-2025-21905, CVE-2025-21919

CWE: 125, 763, 787

RHSA: 2025:11850