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AlmaLinux 8 : kernel-rt (ALSA-2026:63013)
high Nessus Plugin ID 342620
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-2026:63013 advisory.* kernel: s390/cpum_sf: Handle CPU hotplug remove during sampling (CVE-2024-57849)
* kernel: smc91x: fix broken irq-context in PREEMPT_RT (CVE-2025-71132)
* kernel: bonding: alb: fix UAF in rlb_arp_recv during bond up/down (CVE-2026-45970)
* kernel: zram: fix use-after-free in zram_bvec_write_partial() (CVE-2026-53185)
* kernel: pNFS: Fix use-after-free in pnfs_update_layout() (CVE-2026-63800)
* kernel: nfsd: fix posix_acl leak on SETACL decode failure (CVE-2026-53397)
* kernel: nfsd: release layout stid on setlease failure (CVE-2026-53399)
* kernel: NFSv4/flexfiles: reject zero filehandle version count (CVE-2026-53392)
* kernel: NFSv4/pNFS: reject zero-length r_addr in nfs4_decode_mp_ds_addr (CVE-2026-53391)
* kernel: net: mana: validate rx_req_idx to prevent out-of-bounds array access (CVE-2026-64018)
* kernel: Kernel: Remote out-of-bounds write in RDMA/siw (CVE-2026-64268)
* kernel: NFSv4: include MAY_WRITE in open permission mask for O_TRUNC (CVE-2026-64298)
* kernel: AMD-SN-7061: Safe RET Interrupt Vulnerability (CVE-2026-68480)
* kernel: net: ipv6: use-after-free in fib6_rule_suppress due to stale res->rt6 pointer (CVE-2026-74581)
Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):
* qede: build_skb failure causes off-by-one BD ring corruption and kernel panic [almalinux-8.10.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-193045)
* powerpc/pseries: lparcfg - fix kbuf[] underflow (JIRA:AlmaLinux-240144)
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: 342620
File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2026-63013.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks
Published: 9/3/2026
Updated: 9/3/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.6
Percentile: 98.37
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-2024-57849
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: 9/3/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/8/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-57849, CVE-2025-71132, CVE-2026-45970, CVE-2026-53185, CVE-2026-53391, CVE-2026-53392, CVE-2026-53397, CVE-2026-53399, CVE-2026-63800, CVE-2026-64018, CVE-2026-64268, CVE-2026-64298, CVE-2026-68480, CVE-2026-74581