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AlmaLinux 8 : kernel (ALSA-2025:15785)

high Nessus Plugin ID 265813

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-2025:15785 advisory.

 * kernel: net: usb: smsc75xx: Limit packet length to skb->len (CVE-2023-53125)
 * kernel: net/sched: Always pass notifications when child class becomes empty (CVE-2025-38350)
 * kernel: idpf: convert control queue mutex to a spinlock (CVE-2025-38392)
 * 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/8/ALSA-2025-15785.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15785

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 265813

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2025-15785.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 9/25/2025

Updated: 9/25/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-53125

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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-tools, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra, 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, 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:perf, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-devel, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::realtime, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-tools-libs, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-modules, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap, 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::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::powertools

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: 9/15/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/12/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-53125, CVE-2025-38350, CVE-2025-38392, CVE-2025-38449

CWE: 125, 416, 767

RHSA: 2025:15785