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Oracle Linux 10 : kernel (ELSA-2025-22854)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 277821

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2025-22854 advisory.

 - iommu/vt-d: Disallow dirty tracking if incoherent page walk (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-125482] {CVE-2025-40058}
 - net/mlx5: fs, fix UAF in flow counter release (Michal Schmidt) [RHEL-124432] {CVE-2025-39979}
 - Bluetooth: MGMT: fix crash in set_mesh_sync and set_mesh_complete (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-122901] {CVE-2025-39981}
 - Bluetooth: MGMT: Fix sparse errors (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-122901] {CVE-2025-39981}
 - Bluetooth: MGMT: Fix possible UAFs (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-122901] {CVE-2025-39981}
 - Bluetooth: hci_sync: fix set_local_name race condition (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-122901] {CVE-2025-39981}
 - Bluetooth: MGMT: set_mesh: update LE scan interval and window (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-122901] {CVE-2025-39981}
 - Bluetooth: MGMT: Protect mgmt_pending list with its own lock (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-122901] {CVE-2025-39981}
 - Bluetooth: MGMT: Fix UAF on mgmt_remove_adv_monitor_complete (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-122901] {CVE-2025-39981}
 - Bluetooth: hci_event: Fix UAF in hci_conn_tx_dequeue (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-124134] {CVE-2025-39983}
 - can: j1939: add missing calls in NETDEV_UNREGISTER notification handler (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-124110] {CVE-2025-39925}
 - can: j1939: implement NETDEV_UNREGISTER notification handler (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-124110] {CVE-2025-39925}
 - Bluetooth: hci_event: Fix UAF in hci_acl_create_conn_sync (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-123824] {CVE-2025-39982}
 - ice: ice_adapter: release xa entry on adapter allocation failure (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-128472] {CVE-2025-40185}
 - cifs: Fix oops due to uninitialised variable (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-120562] {CVE-2025-38737}

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-2025-22854.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 277821

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2025-22854.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/9/2025

Updated: 12/9/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-38737

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-modules-extra-matched, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-cross-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rtla, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uki-virt, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libperf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-perf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uki-virt-addons, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:10, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rv, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-uki-virt, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules-core, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:10:1:baseos_patch, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-abi-stablelists, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel-matched

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/8/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/5/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-38737, CVE-2025-39925, CVE-2025-39979, CVE-2025-39981, CVE-2025-39982, CVE-2025-39983, CVE-2025-40047, CVE-2025-40058, CVE-2025-40185