AlmaLinux 8 : kernel-rt (ALSA-2026:27354)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 321931

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-2026:27354 advisory.

* kernel: Linux kernel: Use-after-free in bonding driver leads to denial of service (CVE-2026-31419)
* kernel: drm/amd/display: Do not skip unrelated mode changes in DSC validation (CVE-2026-31488)
* kernel: net: mana: fix use-after-free in add_adev() error path (CVE-2026-43056)
* kernel: ALSA: usb-audio: Add sanity check for OOB writes at silencing (CVE-2026-43279)
* kernel: net/sched: act_pedit: extend the writable skb range per key (CVE-2026-46331)
* kernel: ALSA: aloop: Fix peer runtime UAF during format-change stop (CVE-2026-46090)
* kernel: RDMA/mana: Validate rx_hash_key_len (CVE-2026-46145)
* kernel: nvmet-tcp: fix race between ICReq handling and queue teardown (CVE-2026-46135)


Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

* AlmaLinux8 RT kernel panic in replenish_dl_entity() caused by stale DEADLINE PI state during rt_mutex de-boosting (JIRA:AlmaLinux-178520)

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-2026-27354.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27354

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 321931

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2026-27354.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 6/22/2026

Updated: 6/22/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-46135

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::baseos, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-core, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::supplementary, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::highavailability, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::powertools

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/19/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/13/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-31419, CVE-2026-31488, CVE-2026-43056, CVE-2026-43279, CVE-2026-46090, CVE-2026-46135, CVE-2026-46145, CVE-2026-46331

CWE: 1288, 1341, 364, 416, 787, 825

RHSA: 2026:27354