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Oracle Linux 10 : qemu-kvm (ELSA-2026-18479)

high Nessus Plugin ID 327001

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2026-18479 advisory.

 [10.1.0-16]
 - kvm-linux-aio-Put-all-parameters-into-qemu_laiocb.patch [RHEL-158224]
 - kvm-linux-aio-Resubmit-tails-of-short-reads-writes.patch [RHEL-158224]
 - kvm-block-io_uring-avoid-potentially-getting-stuck-after.patch [RHEL-158224]
 - kvm-io-uring-Resubmit-tails-of-short-writes.patch [RHEL-158224]
 - Resolves: RHEL-158224 (qemu-kvm: disk writes of fewer bytes than requested is a retry condition, not necessarily an indication of ENOSPC [rhel-10.2])

 [10.1.0-15]
 - kvm-mirror-Fix-missed-dirty-bitmap-writes-during-startup.patch [RHEL-155601]
 - Resolves: RHEL-155601 (Mirror job can miss writes during startup, corrupting the copy [rhel-10.2])

 [10.1.0-14]
 - kvm-hw-uefi-add-variable-digest-to-vmstate.patch [RHEL-153058]
 - kvm-block-Never-drop-BLOCK_IO_ERROR-with-action-stop-for.patch [RHEL-144004]
 - Resolves: RHEL-153058 (Qemu crashes with 'double free' during restore --reset-nvram with uefi-vars secure boot)
 - Resolves: RHEL-144004 ([rhel-10] Regression in BLOCK_IO_ERROR event delivery with (w|r)error setting of 'stop' or 'enospc' due to event rate limiting)

 [10.1.0-13]
 - kvm-vhost-user-make-vhost_set_vring_file-synchronous.patch [RHEL-147425]
 - kvm-scsi-generalize-scsi_SG_IO_FROM_DEV-to-scsi_SG_IO.patch [RHEL-132749]
 - kvm-scsi-add-error-reporting-to-scsi_SG_IO.patch [RHEL-132749]
 - kvm-scsi-track-SCSI-reservation-state-for-live-migration.patch [RHEL-132749]
 - kvm-scsi-save-load-SCSI-reservation-state.patch [RHEL-132749]
 - kvm-docs-add-SCSI-migrate-pr-documentation.patch [RHEL-132749]
 - kvm-Revert-hw-arm-virt-Use-ACPI-PCI-hotplug-by-default-f.patch [RHEL-134989 RHEL-146584]
 - Resolves: RHEL-147425 (virtiofs: processes become stuck in request_wait_answer on virtiofs mounts)
 - Resolves: RHEL-132749 (Migrate SCSI PR state and preempt reservation upon live migration)
 - Resolves: RHEL-134989 (Hotplugged interface device can not be shown in the guest)
 - Resolves: RHEL-146584 ([RHEL-10.2][ARM]: Unable to Check the mem prefetched size on Guest)

 [10.1.0-12]
 - kvm-rbd-Run-co-BH-CB-in-the-coroutine-s-AioContext.patch [RHEL-79118]
 - kvm-curl-Fix-coroutine-waking.patch [RHEL-79118]
 - kvm-block-io-Take-reqs_lock-for-tracked_requests.patch [RHEL-79118]
 - kvm-qcow2-Re-initialize-lock-in-invalidate_cache.patch [RHEL-79118]
 - kvm-qcow2-Fix-cache_clean_timer.patch [RHEL-79118]
 - kvm-net-bundle-all-offloads-in-a-single-struct.patch [RHEL-143785]
 - kvm-linux-headers-deal-with-counted_by-annotation.patch [RHEL-143785]
 - kvm-linux-headers-Update-to-Linux-v6.17-rc1.patch [RHEL-143785]
 - kvm-virtio-introduce-extended-features-type.patch [RHEL-143785]
 - kvm-virtio-serialize-extended-features-state.patch [RHEL-143785]
 - kvm-virtio-add-support-for-negotiating-extended-features.patch [RHEL-143785]
 - kvm-virtio-pci-implement-support-for-extended-features.patch [RHEL-143785]
 - kvm-vhost-add-support-for-negotiating-extended-features.patch [RHEL-143785]
 - kvm-qmp-update-virtio-features-map-to-support-extended-f.patch [RHEL-143785]
 - kvm-vhost-backend-implement-extended-features-support.patch [RHEL-143785]
 - kvm-vhost-net-implement-extended-features-support.patch [RHEL-143785]
 - kvm-virtio-net-implement-extended-features-support.patch [RHEL-143785]
 - kvm-net-implement-tunnel-probing.patch [RHEL-143785]
 - kvm-net-implement-UDP-tunnel-features-offloading.patch [RHEL-143785]
 - Resolves: RHEL-79118 ([network-storage][rbd][core-dump]installation of guest failed sometimes with multiqueue enabled [rhel10])
 - Resolves: RHEL-143785 (backport support for GSO over UDP tunnel offload)

 [10.1.0-11]
 - kvm-fix-pc_rhel_10_2_compat_len.patch [RHEL-126707]
 - kvm-q35-increase-default-tseg-size.patch [RHEL-126707]
 - kvm-hw-intc-ioapic-Fix-ACCEL_KERNEL_GSI_IRQFD_POSSIBLE-t.patch [RHEL-139028]
 - kvm-redhat-allow-5-level-paging-for-TDX-VMs.patch [RHEL-111853]
 - Resolves: RHEL-126707 ([qemu, rhel-10] increase default TSEG size)
 - Resolves: RHEL-139028 (Intel IOMMU VM freezes: 'call_irq_handler: 3.37 No irq handler for vector'[rhel-10.2])
 - Resolves: RHEL-111853 ([Intel 10.0 FEAT] [SPR] TDX: Virt-QEMU: QEMU Support [rhel-10])

 [10.1.0-10]
 - kvm-block-Fix-BDS-use-after-free-during-shutdown.patch [RHEL-108142]
 - Resolves: RHEL-108142 (QEMU crashes when stopping source VM during live migration)

 [10.1.0-9]
 - kvm-monitor-generalize-query-mshv-info-mshv-to-query-acc.patch [RHEL-134212]
 - kvm-block-Improve-comments-in-BlockLimits.patch [RHEL-110003]
 - kvm-block-Expose-block-limits-for-images-in-QMP.patch [RHEL-110003]
 - kvm-qemu-img-info-Optionally-show-block-limits.patch [RHEL-110003]
 - kvm-qemu-img-info-Add-cache-mode-option.patch [RHEL-110003]
 - kvm-rh-configs-enable-CONFIG_TDX-for-x86_64.patch [RHEL-111853]
 - Resolves: RHEL-134212 ([RHEL10.2] L1VH qemu downstream initial merge RHEL10.2)
 - Resolves: RHEL-110003 (Expose block limits of block nodes in QMP and qemu-img)
 - Resolves: RHEL-111853 ([Intel 10.0 FEAT] [SPR] TDX: Virt-QEMU: QEMU Support [rhel-10])

 [10.1.0-8]
 - kvm-block-backend-Fix-race-when-resuming-queued-requests.patch [RHEL-129540]
 - kvm-file-posix-Handle-suspended-dm-multipath-better-for-.patch [RHEL-121543]
 - kvm-accel-Add-Meson-and-config-support-for-MSHV-accelera.patch [RHEL-134212]
 - kvm-target-i386-emulate-Allow-instruction-decoding-from-.patch [RHEL-134212]
 - kvm-target-i386-mshv-Add-x86-decoder-emu-implementation.patch [RHEL-134212]
 - kvm-hw-intc-Generalize-APIC-helper-names-from-kvm_-to-ac.patch [RHEL-134212]
 - kvm-include-hw-hyperv-Add-MSHV-ABI-header-definitions.patch [RHEL-134212]
 - kvm-linux-headers-linux-Add-mshv.h-headers.patch [RHEL-134212]
 - kvm-accel-mshv-Add-accelerator-skeleton.patch [RHEL-134212]
 - kvm-accel-mshv-Register-memory-region-listeners.patch [RHEL-134212]
 - kvm-accel-mshv-Initialize-VM-partition.patch [RHEL-134212]
 - kvm-treewide-rename-qemu_wait_io_event-qemu_wait_io_even.patch [RHEL-134212]
 - kvm-accel-mshv-Add-vCPU-creation-and-execution-loop.patch [RHEL-134212]
 - kvm-accel-mshv-Add-vCPU-signal-handling.patch [RHEL-134212]
 - kvm-target-i386-mshv-Add-CPU-create-and-remove-logic.patch [RHEL-134212]
 - kvm-target-i386-mshv-Implement-mshv_store_regs.patch [RHEL-134212]
 - kvm-target-i386-mshv-Implement-mshv_get_standard_regs.patch [RHEL-134212]
 - kvm-target-i386-mshv-Implement-mshv_get_special_regs.patch [RHEL-134212]
 - kvm-target-i386-mshv-Implement-mshv_arch_put_registers.patch [RHEL-134212]
 - kvm-target-i386-mshv-Set-local-interrupt-controller-stat.patch [RHEL-134212]
 - kvm-target-i386-mshv-Register-CPUID-entries-with-MSHV.patch [RHEL-134212]
 - kvm-target-i386-mshv-Register-MSRs-with-MSHV.patch [RHEL-134212]
 - kvm-target-i386-mshv-Integrate-x86-instruction-decoder-e.patch [RHEL-134212]
 - kvm-target-i386-mshv-Write-MSRs-to-the-hypervisor.patch [RHEL-134212]
 - kvm-target-i386-mshv-Implement-mshv_vcpu_run.patch [RHEL-134212]
 - kvm-accel-mshv-Handle-overlapping-mem-mappings.patch [RHEL-134212]
 - kvm-qapi-accel-Allow-to-query-mshv-capabilities.patch [RHEL-134212]
 - kvm-target-i386-mshv-Use-preallocated-page-for-hvcall.patch [RHEL-134212]
 - kvm-docs-Add-mshv-to-documentation.patch [RHEL-134212]
 - kvm-MAINTAINERS-Add-maintainers-for-mshv-accelerator.patch [RHEL-134212]
 - kvm-accel-mshv-initialize-thread-name.patch [RHEL-134212]
 - kvm-accel-mshv-use-return-value-of-handle_pio_str_read.patch [RHEL-134212]
 - Resolves: RHEL-129540 (Assertion failure on drain with iothread and I/O load)
 - Resolves: RHEL-121543 (The VM hit io error when do S3-PR integration on the pass-through failover multipath device)
 - Resolves: RHEL-134212 ([RHEL10.2] L1VH qemu downstream initial merge RHEL10.2)

 [10.1.0-7]
 - kvm-pcie_sriov-Fix-broken-MMIO-accesses-from-SR-IOV-VFs.patch [RHEL-120115]
 - kvm-arm-fix-oob-access-in-compat-handling.patch [RHEL-130478]
 - Resolves: RHEL-120115 (The vf nic created using the IGB emulated nic can not obtain ip address )
 - Resolves: RHEL-130478 (Migration from RHEL 10.2 to RHEL 10.1 with virt-rhel10.0.0 machine type fails on Grace)

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-2026-18479.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 327001

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2026-18479.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/15/2026

Updated: 7/15/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.86

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-2024-11699

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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: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, 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, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:10, 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/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/local_checks_enabled

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/8/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/25/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-11692, CVE-2024-11694, CVE-2024-11695, CVE-2024-11696, CVE-2024-11697, CVE-2024-11699