RHEL 9 : kernel (RHSA-2026:26515)

high Nessus Plugin ID 321359

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for kernel.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2026:26515 advisory.

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.

Security Fix(es):

* 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: nbd: defer config unlock in nbd_genl_connect (CVE-2025-68366)

* kernel: crypto: asymmetric_keys - prevent overflow in asymmetric_key_generate_id (CVE-2025-68724)

* kernel: iommu: disable SVA when CONFIG_X86 is set (CVE-2025-71089)

* kernel: libceph: make decode_pool() more resilient against corrupted osdmaps (CVE-2025-71116)

* kernel: libceph: prevent potential out-of-bounds reads in handle_auth_done() (CVE-2026-22984)

* kernel: libceph: replace overzealous BUG_ON in osdmap_apply_incremental() (CVE-2026-22990)

* kernel: scsi: target: iscsi: Fix use-after-free in iscsit_dec_conn_usage_count() (CVE-2026-23216)

* kernel: netfilter: nf_tables: release flowtable after rcu grace period on error (CVE-2026-23392)

* kernel: netfilter: nf_conntrack_h323: check for zero length in DecodeQ931() (CVE-2026-23455)

* kernel: netfilter: ip6t_eui64: reject invalid MAC header for all packets (CVE-2026-31685)

* kernel: netfilter: ctnetlink: ensure safe access to master conntrack (CVE-2026-43116)

* kernel: netfilter: xt_tcpmss: check remaining length before reading optlen (CVE-2026-43190)

* kernel: xfs: fix freemap adjustments when adding xattrs to leaf blocks (CVE-2026-43158)

* kernel: mm/page_alloc: clear page->private in free_pages_prepare() (CVE-2026-43303)

* kernel: Linux kernel: smb: client: reject userspace cifs.spnego descriptions (CVE-2026-46243)

* kernel: sctp: revalidate list cursor after sctp_sendmsg_to_asoc() in SCTP_SENDALL (CVE-2026-46227)

* kernel: wifi: mac80211: remove station if connection prep fails (CVE-2026-46125)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise 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 RHEL kernel package based on the guidance in RHSA-2026:26515.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 321359

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2026-26515.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 6/17/2026

Updated: 6/17/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.7

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Important

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-2026-23216

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:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bpftool, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rtla, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-perf, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-uki-virt, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-uki-virt, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-debug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-devel-matched

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/17/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/12/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-40135, CVE-2025-40158, CVE-2025-40170, CVE-2025-68366, CVE-2025-68724, CVE-2025-71089, CVE-2025-71116, CVE-2026-22984, CVE-2026-22990, CVE-2026-23216, CVE-2026-23392, CVE-2026-23455, CVE-2026-31685, CVE-2026-43116, CVE-2026-43158, CVE-2026-43190, CVE-2026-43303, CVE-2026-46125, CVE-2026-46227, CVE-2026-46243

CWE: 125, 1287, 190, 367, 413, 416, 617, 820, 825, 909, 911

RHSA: 2026:26515

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