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AlmaLinux 8 : kernel (ALSA-2026:2264)
high Nessus Plugin ID 298502
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-2026:2264 advisory.* kernel: vsock/vmci: Clear the vmci transport packet properly when initializing it (CVE-2025-38403)
* kernel: net: use dst_dev_rcu() in sk_setup_caps() (CVE-2025-40170)
* kernel: ipv6: use RCU in ip6_xmit() (CVE-2025-40135)
* kernel: ipv6: use RCU in ip6_output() (CVE-2025-40158)
* kernel: Linux kernel ALSA USB audio driver: Buffer overflow leading to information disclosure and denial of service (CVE-2025-40269)
* kernel: ext4: fix use-after-free in ext4_orphan_cleanup (CVE-2022-50673)
* kernel: NFSv4/pNFS: Clear NFS_INO_LAYOUTCOMMIT in pnfs_mark_layout_stateid_invalid (CVE-2025-68349)
* kernel: nvme-tcp: fix NULL pointer dereferences in nvmet_tcp_build_pdu_iovec (CVE-2026-22998)
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
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 298502
File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2026-2264.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks
Published: 2/10/2026
Updated: 2/10/2026
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, 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-2025-38403
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-cross-headers, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::appstream, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::powertools, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-modules, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::supplementary, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3-perf, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-devel, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::realtime, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-modules-extra, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::highavailability, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-tools-libs, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-abi-stablelists
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/9/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/25/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-50673, CVE-2025-38403, CVE-2025-40135, CVE-2025-40158, CVE-2025-40170, CVE-2025-40269, CVE-2025-68349, CVE-2026-22998