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Oracle Linux 9 : qemu-kvm (ELSA-2026-18772)

high Nessus Plugin ID 322195

Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2026-18772 advisory.

 [10.1.0-17]
 - kvm-mirror-Fix-missed-dirty-bitmap-writes-during-startup.patch [RHEL-155947 RHEL-155948]
 - kvm-linux-aio-Put-all-parameters-into-qemu_laiocb.patch [RHEL-154174]
 - kvm-linux-aio-Resubmit-tails-of-short-reads-writes.patch [RHEL-154174]
 - kvm-block-io_uring-avoid-potentially-getting-stuck-after.patch [RHEL-154174]
 - kvm-io-uring-Resubmit-tails-of-short-writes.patch [RHEL-154174]
 - Resolves: RHEL-155947 (Mirror job can miss writes during startup, corrupting the copy [rhel-9.8])
 - Resolves: RHEL-155948 (Mirror job can miss writes during startup, corrupting the copy [rhel-9])
 - Resolves: RHEL-154174 (qemu-kvm: disk writes of fewer bytes than requested is a retry condition, not necessarily an indication of ENOSPC [rhel-9.8])

 [10.1.0-16]
 - kvm-block-Never-drop-BLOCK_IO_ERROR-with-action-stop-for.patch [RHEL-151679]
 - Resolves: RHEL-151679 ([rhel-9.8] Regression in BLOCK_IO_ERROR event delivery with (w|r)error setting of 'stop' or 'enospc' due to event rate limiting)

 [10.1.0-15]
 - kvm-scsi-generalize-scsi_SG_IO_FROM_DEV-to-scsi_SG_IO.patch [RHEL-149396]
 - kvm-scsi-add-error-reporting-to-scsi_SG_IO.patch [RHEL-149396]
 - kvm-scsi-track-SCSI-reservation-state-for-live-migration.patch [RHEL-149396]
 - kvm-scsi-save-load-SCSI-reservation-state.patch [RHEL-149396]
 - kvm-docs-add-SCSI-migrate-pr-documentation.patch [RHEL-149396]
 - Resolves: RHEL-149396 (Migrate SCSI PR state and preempt reservation upon live migration [rhel-9])

 [10.1.0-14]
 - kvm-rbd-Run-co-BH-CB-in-the-coroutine-s-AioContext.patch [RHEL-67115]
 - kvm-curl-Fix-coroutine-waking.patch [RHEL-67115]
 - kvm-block-io-Take-reqs_lock-for-tracked_requests.patch [RHEL-67115]
 - kvm-qcow2-Re-initialize-lock-in-invalidate_cache.patch [RHEL-67115]
 - kvm-qcow2-Fix-cache_clean_timer.patch [RHEL-67115]
 - Resolves: RHEL-67115 ([network-storage][rbd][core-dump]installation of guest failed sometimes with multiqueue enabled[rhel9.6])

 [10.1.0-13]
 - kvm-vhost-user-make-vhost_set_vring_file-synchronous.patch [RHEL-147422]
 - kvm-hw-s390x-Fix-a-possible-crash-with-passed-through-vi.patch [RHEL-130620]
 - Resolves: RHEL-147422 (virtiofs: processes become stuck in request_wait_answer on virtiofs mounts)
 - Resolves: RHEL-130620 (VM crashes during boot when virtio device is attached through vfio_ccw [rhel-9])

 [10.1.0-12]
 - kvm-block-Improve-comments-in-BlockLimits.patch [RHEL-132989]
 - kvm-block-Expose-block-limits-for-images-in-QMP.patch [RHEL-132989]
 - kvm-qemu-img-info-Optionally-show-block-limits.patch [RHEL-132989]
 - kvm-qemu-img-info-Add-cache-mode-option.patch [RHEL-132989]
 - kvm-hw-intc-ioapic-Fix-ACCEL_KERNEL_GSI_IRQFD_POSSIBLE-t.patch [RHEL-140187]
 - kvm-q35-increase-default-tseg-size.patch [RHEL-139057]
 - Resolves: RHEL-132989 (Expose block limits of block nodes in QMP and qemu-img [rhel-9])
 - Resolves: RHEL-140187 (Intel IOMMU VM freezes: 'call_irq_handler: 3.37 No irq handler for vector'[rhel-9.8])
 - Resolves: RHEL-139057 ([qemu, rhel-9] increase default TSEG size)

 [10.1.0-11]
 - kvm-block-Fix-BDS-use-after-free-during-shutdown.patch [RHEL-138240]
 - Resolves: RHEL-138240 (QEMU crashes when stopping source VM during live migration [rhel-9])

 [10.1.0-10]
 - kvm-monitor-generalize-query-mshv-info-mshv-to-query-acc.patch [RHEL-132193]
 - Resolves: RHEL-132193 ([rhel 9.8]L1VH qemu downstream initial merge RHEL9)

 [10.1.0-9]
 - kvm-pcie_sriov-make-pcie_sriov_pf_exit-safe-on-non-SR-IO.patch [RHEL-131144]
 - kvm-accel-Add-Meson-and-config-support-for-MSHV-accelera.patch [RHEL-132193]
 - kvm-target-i386-emulate-Allow-instruction-decoding-from-.patch [RHEL-132193]
 - kvm-target-i386-mshv-Add-x86-decoder-emu-implementation.patch [RHEL-132193]
 - kvm-hw-intc-Generalize-APIC-helper-names-from-kvm_-to-ac.patch [RHEL-132193]
 - kvm-include-hw-hyperv-Add-MSHV-ABI-header-definitions.patch [RHEL-132193]
 - kvm-linux-headers-linux-Add-mshv.h-headers.patch [RHEL-132193]
 - kvm-accel-mshv-Add-accelerator-skeleton.patch [RHEL-132193]
 - kvm-accel-mshv-Register-memory-region-listeners.patch [RHEL-132193]
 - kvm-accel-mshv-Initialize-VM-partition.patch [RHEL-132193]
 - kvm-accel-mshv-Add-vCPU-creation-and-execution-loop.patch [RHEL-132193]
 - kvm-treewide-rename-qemu_wait_io_event-qemu_wait_io_even.patch [RHEL-132193]
 - kvm-accel-mshv-Add-vCPU-signal-handling.patch [RHEL-132193]
 - kvm-target-i386-mshv-Add-CPU-create-and-remove-logic.patch [RHEL-132193]
 - kvm-target-i386-mshv-Implement-mshv_store_regs.patch [RHEL-132193]
 - kvm-target-i386-mshv-Implement-mshv_get_standard_regs.patch [RHEL-132193]
 - kvm-target-i386-mshv-Implement-mshv_get_special_regs.patch [RHEL-132193]
 - kvm-target-i386-mshv-Implement-mshv_arch_put_registers.patch [RHEL-132193]
 - kvm-target-i386-mshv-Set-local-interrupt-controller-stat.patch [RHEL-132193]
 - kvm-target-i386-mshv-Register-CPUID-entries-with-MSHV.patch [RHEL-132193]
 - kvm-target-i386-mshv-Register-MSRs-with-MSHV.patch [RHEL-132193]
 - kvm-target-i386-mshv-Integrate-x86-instruction-decoder-e.patch [RHEL-132193]
 - kvm-target-i386-mshv-Write-MSRs-to-the-hypervisor.patch [RHEL-132193]
 - kvm-target-i386-mshv-Implement-mshv_vcpu_run.patch [RHEL-132193]
 - kvm-accel-mshv-Handle-overlapping-mem-mappings.patch [RHEL-132193]
 - kvm-qapi-accel-Allow-to-query-mshv-capabilities.patch [RHEL-132193]
 - kvm-target-i386-mshv-Use-preallocated-page-for-hvcall.patch [RHEL-132193]
 - kvm-docs-Add-mshv-to-documentation.patch [RHEL-132193]
 - kvm-MAINTAINERS-Add-maintainers-for-mshv-accelerator.patch [RHEL-132193]
 - kvm-accel-mshv-initialize-thread-name.patch [RHEL-132193]
 - kvm-accel-mshv-use-return-value-of-handle_pio_str_read.patch [RHEL-132193]
 - Resolves: RHEL-131144 (qemu crash after hot-unplug disk from the multifunction enabled bus [RHEL.9.8])
 - Resolves: RHEL-132193 ([rhel 9.8]L1VH qemu downstream initial merge RHEL9)

 [10.1.0-8]
 - kvm-file-posix-Handle-suspended-dm-multipath-better-for-.patch [RHEL-133303]
 - Resolves: RHEL-133303 (The VM hit io error when do S3-PR integration on the pass-through failover multipath device [rhel-9])

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue 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-2026-18772.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 322195

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2026-18772.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/23/2026

Updated: 6/23/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-11234

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-img, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-block-rbd, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-block-curl, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-device-display-virtio-gpu-pci, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-docs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-guest-agent, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-device-usb-redirect, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-device-display-virtio-vga, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-ui-egl-headless, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-common, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-device-display-virtio-gpu, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-block-blkio, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-audio-pa, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-device-usb-host, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-pr-helper, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-ui-opengl

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: 6/12/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/3/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-11234