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RHEL 8 : kernel (RHSA-2025:22388)
high Nessus Plugin ID 277209
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for kernel.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2025:22388 advisory.The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.
Security Fix(es):
* kernel: nfsd: handle get_client_locked() failure in nfsd4_setclientid_confirm() (CVE-2025-38724)
* kernel: smb: client: fix race with concurrent opens in rename(2) (CVE-2025-39825)
* kernel: mm/memory-failure: fix VM_BUG_ON_PAGE(PagePoisoned(page)) when unpoison memory (CVE-2025-39883)
* kernel: e1000e: fix heap overflow in e1000_set_eeprom (CVE-2025-39898)
* kernel: nbd: fix incomplete validation of ioctl arg (CVE-2023-53513)
* kernel: tcp: Clear tcp_sk(sk)->fastopen_rsk in tcp_disconnect() (CVE-2025-39955)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise 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 RHEL kernel package based on the guidance in RHSA-2025:22388.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2393172
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2395792
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2397553
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2400598
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2400795
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2402699
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 277209
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2025-22388.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 12/3/2025
Updated: 12/3/2025
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Moderate
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.3
Temporal Score: 5.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-39955
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
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.10, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-perf
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/1/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/28/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-53513, CVE-2025-38724, CVE-2025-39825, CVE-2025-39883, CVE-2025-39955