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AlmaLinux 9 : kernel (ALSA-2026:2212)

high Nessus Plugin ID 298850

Synopsis

The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2026:2212 advisory.

 * kernel: net: openvswitch: fix nested key length validation in the set() action (CVE-2025-37789)
 * kernel: Linux kernel: irqchip/gic-v2m use-after-free vulnerability (CVE-2025-37819)
 * kernel: RDMA/core: Fix KASAN: slab-use-after-free Read in ib_register_device problem (CVE-2025-38022)
 * kernel: Linux kernel: RDMA/rxe use-after-free vulnerability leading to potential arbitrary code execution (CVE-2025-38024)
 * kernel: Linux kernel: Memory corruption in Squashfs due to incorrect block size calculation (CVE-2025-38415)
 * kernel: vsock/vmci: Clear the vmci transport packet properly when initializing it (CVE-2025-38403)
 * kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of Service in ATM CLIP module via infinite recursion (CVE-2025-38459)
 * kernel: Linux kernel: Data corruption and system instability due to improper io_uring/net buffer handling (CVE-2025-38730)
 * kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of Service via out-of-bounds read in USB configuration parsing (CVE-2025-39760)
 * kernel: net: use dst_dev_rcu() in sk_setup_caps() (CVE-2025-40170)
 * kernel: ipv6: use RCU in ip6_xmit() (CVE-2025-40135)
 * kernel: Bluetooth: ISO: Fix possible UAF on iso_conn_free (CVE-2025-40141)
 * kernel: ipv6: use RCU in ip6_output() (CVE-2025-40158)
 * kernel: Linux kernel: Use-after-free in proc_readdir_de() can lead to privilege escalation or denial of service. (CVE-2025-40271)
 * kernel: Linux kernel ALSA USB audio driver: Buffer overflow leading to information disclosure and denial of service (CVE-2025-40269)
 * kernel: Bluetooth: hci_sync: fix race in hci_cmd_sync_dequeue_once (CVE-2025-40318)

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/9/ALSA-2026-2212.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2212

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 298850

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2026-2212.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 2/12/2026

Updated: 2/12/2026

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-2025-38730

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: cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::supplementary, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:libperf, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-core, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::baseos, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3-perf, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-core, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-uki-virt-addons, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-uki-virt, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-modules, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::highavailability, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::resilientstorage, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-devel, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap_hana, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-devel, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-abi-stablelists, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::realtime, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:rv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::appstream, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-modules, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::nfv, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-tools-libs, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-cross-headers, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-modules, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::crb, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-uki-virt, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:rtla, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-debug, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-modules-core

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: 5/1/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-37789, CVE-2025-37819, CVE-2025-38022, CVE-2025-38024, CVE-2025-38403, CVE-2025-38415, CVE-2025-38459, CVE-2025-38730, CVE-2025-39760, CVE-2025-40135, CVE-2025-40141, CVE-2025-40158, CVE-2025-40170, CVE-2025-40269, CVE-2025-40271, CVE-2025-40318

CWE: 125, 131, 20, 252, 416, 825, 835, 909

RHSA: 2026:2212