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Oracle Linux 8 : kernel (ELSA-2026-27353)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 322126

Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2026-27353 advisory.

 - net/sched: fix pedit partial COW leading to page cache corruption (Ivan Vecera) [RHEL-177582] {CVE-2026-46331}
 - net/sched: act_pedit: free pedit keys on bail from offset check (Ivan Vecera) [RHEL-177582] {CVE-2026-46331}
 - net/sched: act_pedit: rate limit datapath messages (Ivan Vecera) [RHEL-177582] {CVE-2026-46331}
 - net/sched: act_pedit: remove extra check for key type (Ivan Vecera) [RHEL-177582] {CVE-2026-46331}
 - net/sched: act_pedit: check static offsets a priori (Ivan Vecera) [RHEL-177582] {CVE-2026-46331}
 - nvmet-tcp: fix race between ICReq handling and queue teardown (Chris Leech) [RHEL-180103] {CVE-2026-46135}
 - net: mana: fix use-after-free in add_adev() error path (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-172764] {CVE-2026-43056}
 - drm/amd/display: Do not skip unrelated mode changes in DSC validation (Jose Exposito) [RHEL-178825] {CVE-2026-31488}
 - RDMA/mana_ib: Validate rx_hash_key_len to prevent buffer overflow (Gaurav Goklani) [RHEL-180089] {CVE-2026-46145}
 - ALSA: aloop: Fix peer runtime UAF during format-change stop (Jaroslav Kysela) [RHEL-179304] {CVE-2026-46090}
 - ALSA: usb-audio: Add sanity check for OOB writes at silencing (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-173939] {CVE-2026-43279}

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle 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 affected packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2026-27353.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 322126

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2026-27353.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

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: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-cross-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-abi-stablelists, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-perf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-core, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8:10:baseos_patch, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/22/2026

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