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AlmaLinux 9 : kernel (ALSA-2025:13962)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 253667
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Synopsis
The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2025:13962 advisory.* kernel: bpf, test_run: Fix use-after-free issue in eth_skb_pkt_type() (CVE-2025-21867)
* microcode_ctl: From CVEorg collector (CVE-2024-28956)
* kernel: mm/hugetlb: unshare page tables during VMA split, not before (CVE-2025-38084)
* kernel: mm/hugetlb: fix huge_pmd_unshare() vs GUP-fast race (CVE-2025-38085)
* kernel: net: fix udp gso skb_segment after pull from frag_list (CVE-2025-38124)
* kernel: wifi: rtw88: fix the 'para' buffer size to avoid reading out of bounds (CVE-2025-38159)
* kernel: Bluetooth: hci_core: Fix use-after-free in vhci_flush() (CVE-2025-38250)
* kernel: i2c/designware: Fix an initialization issue (CVE-2025-38380)
* kernel: tls: always refresh the queue when reading sock (CVE-2025-38471)
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
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 253667
File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2025-13962.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks
Published: 8/22/2025
Updated: 8/22/2025
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.3
Temporal Score: 5.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:P/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-38471
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
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-21867
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.7
Threat Score: 1.9
Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-28956
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::supplementary, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:libperf, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-uki-virt-addons, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-uki-virt, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-core, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::baseos, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3-perf, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-core, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-modules, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::highavailability, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-devel-matched, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::resilientstorage, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-devel, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap_hana, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:rv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::appstream, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-modules, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-abi-stablelists, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::realtime, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-kvm, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::nfv, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-tools-libs, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-uki-virt, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-cross-headers, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:rtla, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-modules, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::crb, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-debug, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-kvm, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-modules-core
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/18/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/26/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-28956, CVE-2025-21867, CVE-2025-38084, CVE-2025-38085, CVE-2025-38124, CVE-2025-38159, CVE-2025-38250, CVE-2025-38380, CVE-2025-38471