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AlmaLinux 8 : kernel-rt (ALSA-2026:3110)

high Nessus Plugin ID 300008

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-2026:3110 advisory.

 * kernel: page_pool: Fix use-after-free in page_pool_recycle_in_ring (CVE-2025-38129)
 * kernel: Linux kernel:A use-after-free in bridge multicast in br_multicast_port_ctx_init (CVE-2025-38248)
 * kernel: smc: Fix use-after-free in __pnet_find_base_ndev() (CVE-2025-40064)
 * kernel: mlxsw: spectrum_mr: Fix use-after-free when updating multicast route stats (CVE-2025-68800)
 * kernel: Linux kernel: Use-after-free in teql queueing discipline can lead to privilege escalation (CVE-2026-23074)

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-2026-3110.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3110

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 300008

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2026-3110.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 2/26/2026

Updated: 2/26/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

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-2025-38248

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:8::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::resilientstorage, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-modules, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-modules, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::baseos, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-devel, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-core, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::supplementary, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::highavailability, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::powertools

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: 2/23/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/3/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-38129, CVE-2025-38248, CVE-2025-40064, CVE-2025-68800, CVE-2026-23074

CWE: 825

RHSA: 2026:3110