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AlmaLinux 10 : kernel (ALSA-2025:16904)

high Nessus Plugin ID 269864

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2025:16904 advisory.

 * kernel: fs: export anon_inode_make_secure_inode() and fix secretmem LSM bypass (CVE-2025-38396)
 * kernel: smb: client: fix use-after-free in cifs_oplock_break (CVE-2025-38527)
 * kernel: cifs: Fix the smbd_response slab to allow usercopy (CVE-2025-38523)
 * 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)
 * kernel: s390/sclp: Fix SCCB present check (CVE-2025-39694)

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/10/ALSA-2025-16904.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:16904

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 269864

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2025-16904.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 10/9/2025

Updated: 10/9/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, 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-2025-38396

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:python3-perf, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::resilientstorage, 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-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, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::sap, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-core, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::realtime, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-modules, 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, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::supplementary, 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-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-rt-64k-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-modules, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::powertools, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:rv, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-abi-stablelists, 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-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, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::highavailability, 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-64k-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::baseos, 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-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-modules, 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-64k-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-kvm, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::appstream, 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:10, 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, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::sap_hana, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-modules-core, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::nfv, 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 Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/29/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/25/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-38396, CVE-2025-38523, CVE-2025-38527, CVE-2025-39682, CVE-2025-39694, CVE-2025-39698

CWE: 1188, 1285, 266, 416, 825

RHSA: 2025:16904