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AlmaLinux 9 : kernel (ALSA-2025:16880)

high Nessus Plugin ID 266356

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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-2025:16880 advisory.

 * kernel: netfilter: nf_conntrack: fix crash due to removal of uninitialised entry (CVE-2025-38472)
 * kernel: smb: client: fix use-after-free in cifs_oplock_break (CVE-2025-38527)
 * kernel: sctp: linearize cloned gso packets in sctp_rcv (CVE-2025-38718)
 * kernel: tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list (CVE-2025-39682)
 * kernel: io_uring/futex: ensure io_futex_wait() cleans up properly on failure (CVE-2025-39698)

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-2025-16880.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:16880

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 266356

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2025-16880.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 10/1/2025

Updated: 10/1/2025

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.6

Temporal Score: 4.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-39682

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-39698

Vulnerability Information

CPE: 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::supplementary, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3-perf, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap, 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-uki-virt-addons, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-headers, 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-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-64k-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-core, 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, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::highavailability, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap_hana, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-modules-extra, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::appstream, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:rv, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-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-rt-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-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, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-abi-stablelists, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::nfv, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt, 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-kvm, 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-64k-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-tools-libs, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-modules, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::crb, 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:rtla, 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-rt-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug, 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-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: 9/29/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/28/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-38472, CVE-2025-38527, CVE-2025-38718, CVE-2025-39682, CVE-2025-39698

CWE: 362, 416, 664, 825

RHSA: 2025:16880