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Oracle Linux 9 : kernel (ELSA-2025-22405)

high Nessus Plugin ID 277139

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2025-22405 advisory.

 - tcp: Clear tcp_sk(sk)->fastopen_rsk in tcp_disconnect(). (Antoine Tenart) [RHEL-120668] {CVE-2025-39955}
 - Bluetooth: MGMT: fix crash in set_mesh_sync and set_mesh_complete (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-122892] {CVE-2025-39981}
 - Bluetooth: MGMT: Fix sparse errors (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-122892] {CVE-2025-39981}
 - Bluetooth: MGMT: Fix possible UAFs (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-122892] {CVE-2025-39981}
 - Bluetooth: hci_sync: fix set_local_name race condition (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-122892] {CVE-2025-39981}
 - Bluetooth: MGMT: set_mesh: update LE scan interval and window (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-122892] {CVE-2025-39981}
 - Bluetooth: MGMT: Protect mgmt_pending list with its own lock (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-122892] {CVE-2025-39981}
 - Bluetooth: MGMT: Fix UAF on mgmt_remove_adv_monitor_complete (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-122892] {CVE-2025-39981}
 - wifi: mt76: fix linked list corruption (Jose Ignacio Tornos Martinez) [RHEL-123064] {CVE-2025-39918}
 - ice: ice_adapter: release xa entry on adapter allocation failure (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-128469] {CVE-2025-40185}
 - iommu/vt-d: Disallow dirty tracking if incoherent page walk (Eder Zulian) [RHEL-125478] {CVE-2025-40058}
 - e1000e: fix heap overflow in e1000_set_eeprom (Corinna Vinschen) [RHEL-123111] {CVE-2025-39898}
 - nfsd: handle get_client_locked() failure in nfsd4_setclientid_confirm() (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-125604] {CVE-2025-38724}
 - wifi: cfg80211: fix use-after-free in cmp_bss() (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-122874] {CVE-2025-39864}

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux 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://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2025-22405.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 277139

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2025-22405.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/3/2025

Updated: 12/3/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-39918

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 6.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/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-2025-39955

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-perf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uki-virt-addons, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rv, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-cross-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libperf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rtla, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uki-virt, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-abi-stablelists, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9:7:baseos_patch, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-uki-virt

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/1/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/4/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-38724, CVE-2025-39864, CVE-2025-39918, CVE-2025-39955, CVE-2025-39981, CVE-2025-40058, CVE-2025-40185