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AlmaLinux 8 : kernel (ALSA-2025:22388)

high Nessus Plugin ID 277569

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-2025:22388 advisory.

 * 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)

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-2025-22388.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22388

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 277569

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2025-22388.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 12/5/2025

Updated: 12/5/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

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: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: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, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3-perf, 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, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap, 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, 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: 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

CWE: 122, 190, 213, 366, 367, 416

RHSA: 2025:22388