The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2026:65711 advisory.

    The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.

    Security Fix(es):

    * kernel: Bluetooth: hci_event: fix potential UAF in SSP passkey handlers (CVE-2026-46056)

    * kernel: ipv6: fix possible UAF in icmpv6_rcv() (CVE-2026-53006)

    * kernel: ice: fix double-free of tx_buf skb (CVE-2026-53009)

    * kernel: Bluetooth: l2cap: Add missing chan lock in l2cap_ecred_reconf_rsp (CVE-2026-53071)

    * kernel: USB: serial: io_ti: fix heap overflow in get_manuf_info() (CVE-2026-53196)

    * kernel: i2c: stub: Reject I2C block transfers with invalid length (CVE-2026-64191)

    * kernel: can:bcm: arbitrary kernel code execution leading to escalate privileges (CVE-2026-17523)

    * kernel: packet: use consistent hard_header_len in non-ring send paths ()

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise 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.

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RHEL 8 : kernel (RHSA-2026:65711)

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Version 1.2 Sep 16, 2026, 6:23 PM Detection (updated detection logic) CVE (set "CVE" coverage to "CVE-2026-17523,CVE-2026-46056,CVE-2026-53006,CVE-2026-53009,CVE-2026-53071,CVE-2026-53196,CVE-2026-64191,CVE-2026-74582") Plugin Feed: 202609161823
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