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AlmaLinux 10 : kernel (ALSA-2026:18134)

high Nessus Plugin ID 319673

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2026:18134 advisory.

 * kernel: tcp_bpf: Fix the sk_mem_uncharge logic in tcp_bpf_sendmsg (CVE-2024-56633)
 * kernel: KVM: x86: Load DR6 with guest value only before entering .vcpu_run() loop (CVE-2025-21839)
 * kernel: block: fix resource leak in blk_register_queue() error path (CVE-2025-37980)
 * kernel: dmaengine: idxd: fix memory leak in error handling path of idxd_alloc (CVE-2025-38015)
 * kernel: espintcp: remove encap socket caching to avoid reference leak (CVE-2025-38097)
 * kernel: bpf: fix ktls panic with sockmap (CVE-2025-38166)
 * kernel: bpf: Check rcu_read_lock_trace_held() in bpf_map_lookup_percpu_elem() (CVE-2025-38202)
 * kernel: bpf: Do not include stack ptr register in precision backtracking bookkeeping (CVE-2025-38279)
 * kernel: ring-buffer: Do not trigger WARN_ON() due to a commit_overrun (CVE-2025-38267)
 * kernel: phy: qcom-qmp-usb: Fix an NULL vs IS_ERR() bug (CVE-2025-38275)
 * kernel: ftrace: Fix UAF when lookup kallsym after ftrace disabled (CVE-2025-38346)
 * kernel: ACPICA: fix acpi operand cache leak in dswstate.c (CVE-2025-38345)
 * kernel: nvmet: fix memory leak of bio integrity (CVE-2025-38405)
 * kernel: netfilter: flowtable: account for Ethernet header in nf_flow_pppoe_proto() (CVE-2025-38441)
 * kernel: net: vlan: fix VLAN 0 refcount imbalance of toggling filtering during runtime (CVE-2025-38470)
 * kernel: fs: writeback: fix use-after-free in __mark_inode_dirty() (CVE-2025-39866)
 * kernel: PCI/AER: Avoid NULL pointer dereference in aer_ratelimit() (CVE-2025-40034)
 * kernel: dm: fix NULL pointer dereference in __dm_suspend() (CVE-2025-40134)
 * kernel: Revert NFSD: Remove the cap on number of operations per NFSv4 COMPOUND (CVE-2025-40210)
 * kernel: Linux kernel MPTCP: Privilege escalation or denial of service via use-after-free in timer handling (CVE-2025-40257)
 * kernel: smb: client: fix potential cfid UAF in smb2_query_info_compound (CVE-2025-40320)
 * kernel: wifi: mac80211_hwsim: fix typo in frequency notification (CVE-2026-23040)
 * kernel: Kernel: Privilege escalation or denial of service in nf_tables via inverted element activity check (CVE-2026-23111)
 * kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of Service in ice driver due to race condition during VSI rebuild (CVE-2026-23210)
 * kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of service and memory corruption in RDMA umad (CVE-2026-23243)

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/10/ALSA-2026-18134.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18134

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 319673

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2026-18134.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 6/8/2026

Updated: 6/8/2026

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: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-23111

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-core, 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-rt-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:perf, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::powertools, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::baseos, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-devel, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::resilientstorage, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:rv, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-cross-headers, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-modules-extra, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::supplementary, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-uki-virt-addons, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:rtla, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-devel, 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-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-debug, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-abi-stablelists, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::sap_hana, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-modules-extra-matched, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::appstream, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::highavailability, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-devel, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-uki-virt, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-tools-libs, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-uki-virt, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:libperf, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-modules-core, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::nfv, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-devel-matched, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::sap, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-core, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::realtime, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3-perf, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-modules

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/19/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/27/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-56633, CVE-2025-21839, CVE-2025-37980, CVE-2025-38015, CVE-2025-38097, CVE-2025-38166, CVE-2025-38202, CVE-2025-38267, CVE-2025-38275, CVE-2025-38279, CVE-2025-38345, CVE-2025-38346, CVE-2025-38405, CVE-2025-38441, CVE-2025-38470, CVE-2025-39866, CVE-2025-40034, CVE-2025-40134, CVE-2025-40210, CVE-2025-40257, CVE-2025-40320, CVE-2026-23040, CVE-2026-23111, CVE-2026-23210, CVE-2026-23243

CWE: 131, 366, 414, 416, 459, 476, 665, 672, 770, 772, 821, 824, 825, 908, 911, 99

RHSA: 2026:18134