RHEL 9 : kpatch-patch-5_14_0-570_116_1, kpatch-patch-5_14_0-570_135_1, kpatch-patch-5_14_0-570_39_1, kpatch-patch-5_14_0-570_66_1, and kpatch-patch-5_14_0-570_94_1 (RHSA-2026:72830)

high Nessus Plugin ID 351144

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Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for kpatch-patch-5_14_0-570_116_1 / kpatch- patch-5_14_0-570_135_1 / kpatch-patch-5_14_0-570_39_1 / kpatch-patch-5_14_0-570_66_1 / kpatch-patch-5_14_0-570_94_1.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2026:72830 advisory.

This is a kernel live patch module which can be loaded by the kpatch command line utility to modify the code of a running kernel. This patch module is targeted for kernel-5.14.0-570.39.1.el9_6.

Security Fix(es):

* kernel: RDMA/rxe: Fix double free in rxe_srq_from_init (CVE-2026-45852)

* kernel: RDMA/mana: Validate rx_hash_key_len (CVE-2026-46145)

* kernel: RDMA/vmw_pvrdma: Fix double free on pvrdma_alloc_ucontext() error path (CVE-2026-46189)

* kernel: net: ipv6: use-after-free in fib6_rule_suppress due to stale res->rt6 pointer (CVE-2026-74581)

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.

Solution

Update the RHEL kpatch-patch-5_14_0-570_116_1 / kpatch-patch-5_14_0-570_135_1 / kpatch-patch-5_14_0-570_39_1 / kpatch- patch-5_14_0-570_66_1 / kpatch-patch-5_14_0-570_94_1 packages based on the guidance in RHSA-2026:72830.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 351144

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2026-72830.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 9/29/2026

Updated: 9/29/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.97

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Important

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-2026-46189

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:redhat:rhel_eus:9.6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-5_14_0-570_116_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-5_14_0-570_135_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-5_14_0-570_39_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-5_14_0-570_66_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-5_14_0-570_94_1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/29/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/12/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-45852, CVE-2026-46145, CVE-2026-46189, CVE-2026-74581

CWE: 1341, 416, 763, 787

RHSA: 2026:72830

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