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AlmaLinux 9 : kernel (ALSA-2025:15661)

high Nessus Plugin ID 265056

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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-2025:15661 advisory.

 * kernel: drm/vkms: Fix use after free and double free on init error (CVE-2025-22097)
 * kernel: scsi: lpfc: Use memcpy() for BIOS version (CVE-2025-38332)
 * kernel: posix-cpu-timers: fix race between handle_posix_cpu_timers() and posix_cpu_timer_del() (CVE-2025-38352)
 * kernel: drm/gem: Acquire references on GEM handles for framebuffers (CVE-2025-38449)

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/9/ALSA-2025-15661.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15661

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 265056

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2025-15661.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 9/16/2025

Updated: 9/16/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-38352

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7.2

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:F/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-22097

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, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::baseos, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3-perf, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap, 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, 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, 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, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-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::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-abi-stablelists, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::realtime, 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: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-debug-devel, 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-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-64k-modules, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::crb, 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-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:kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:rtla, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-modules-core, 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/cpu, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/11/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/16/2025

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 9/25/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-22097, CVE-2025-38332, CVE-2025-38352, CVE-2025-38449

CWE: 170, 362, 416

RHSA: 2025:15661