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AlmaLinux 8 : kernel-rt (ALSA-2026:55765)
high Nessus Plugin ID 337146
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-2026:55765 advisory.* kernel: mm/slub: avoid accessing metadata when pointer is invalid in object_err() (CVE-2025-39902)
* kernel: drm/amdkfd: Fix out-of-bounds write in kfd_event_page_set() (CVE-2026-43206)
* kernel: crypto: ccp - copy IV using skcipher ivsize (CVE-2026-53016)
* kernel: drm/amd/display: Clamp VBIOS HDMI retimer register count to array size (CVE-2026-53136)
* kernel: drm/amd/display: Use krealloc_array() in dal_vector_reserve() (CVE-2026-53329)
* kernel: drm/amdgpu: zero-initialize GART table on allocation (CVE-2026-53374)
* kernel: drm/i915: Fix potential UAF in TTM object purge (CVE-2026-63884)
* kernel: drm/amdgpu: fix amdgpu_hmm_range_get_pages (CVE-2026-63879)
* kernel: drm/amd/display: Validate payload length and link_index in dc_process_dmub_aux_transfer_async (CVE-2026-64219)
* kernel: can:bcm: arbitrary kernel code execution leading to escalate privileges (CVE-2026-17523)
Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):
* Backport sched/deadline: Fix bandwidth reclaim equation in GRUB to AlmaLinux 8.10 (JIRA:AlmaLinux-189997)
* vhost: reset the vring metadata cache on vring reconfiguration [almalinux-8.10.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-224556)
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
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 337146
File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2026-55765.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks
Published: 8/18/2026
Updated: 8/18/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.9
Percentile: 96.8
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-53136
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
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:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::powertools, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::supplementary, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt
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: 8/17/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/29/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2025-39902, CVE-2026-17523, CVE-2026-43206, CVE-2026-53016, CVE-2026-53136, CVE-2026-53329, CVE-2026-53374, CVE-2026-63879, CVE-2026-63884, CVE-2026-64219