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AlmaLinux 9 : kernel (ALSA-2026:71700)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 351154

Synopsis

The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2026:71700 advisory.

 * kernel: fbcon: Set fb_display[i]->mode to NULL when the mode is released (CVE-2025-40323)
 * kernel: smb: smbdirect: introduce smbdirect_socket.recv_io.credits.available (CVE-2026-31539)
 * kernel: drm/amdgpu/vcn3: Prevent OOB reads when parsing dec msg (CVE-2026-46230)
 * kernel: drm/amdgpu/vcn4: Prevent OOB reads when parsing IB (CVE-2026-46204)
 * kernel: drm/amdgpu/vcn4: Prevent OOB reads when parsing dec msg (CVE-2026-46199)
 * kernel: drm/amdgpu/userq: fix access to stale wptr mapping (CVE-2026-46311)
 * kernel: netfilter: nf_queue: hold bridge skb->dev while queued (CVE-2026-52912)
 * kernel: accel/ivpu: Add buffer overflow check in MS get_info_ioctl (CVE-2026-53203)
 * kernel: drm/xe/eustall: Fix drm_dev_put called before stream disable in close (CVE-2026-53290)
 * kernel: drm/virtio: use uninterruptible resv lock for plane updates (CVE-2026-64098)
 * kernel: Linux kernel: PPPoE memory corruption via stale pointer (CVE-2026-68121)
 * kernel: drm/amdgpu/vce: fix integer overflow in image size (CVE-2026-68108)
 * kernel: drm/amdkfd: fix 32-bit overflow in CWSR total size calculation (CVE-2026-68257)
 * kernel: drm/xe/rtp: Add RING_FORCE_TO_NONPRIV_DENY to OA whitelists (CVE-2026-68267)
 * kernel: drm/xe: Hold a dma-buf reference for imported BOs (CVE-2026-68266)
 * kernel: drm/amdgpu: Fix context pstate override handling (CVE-2026-68273)
 * kernel: Linux kernel IPVS: Denial of Service due to stale memory references (CVE-2026-80714)


 Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

 * MADVISE i/o size in AlmaLinux 9 additionally limited by read_ahead_kb - Was addressed in AlmaLinux8 via AlmaLinux-22476 [almalinux-9.8.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-260938)

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

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71700

https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2026-71700.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 351154

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2026-71700.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 9/29/2026

Updated: 9/29/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.9

Percentile: 99.35

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-80714

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:alma:linux:9, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::crb, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::supplementary, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-abi-stablelists, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-cross-headers, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-uki-virt, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-debug, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-64k, 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-core, 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-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-tools-libs, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-uki-virt-addons, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-uki-virt, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:libperf, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3-perf, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:rtla, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:rv

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/25/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/8/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-40323, CVE-2026-31539, CVE-2026-46199, CVE-2026-46204, CVE-2026-46230, CVE-2026-46311, CVE-2026-52912, CVE-2026-53203, CVE-2026-53290, CVE-2026-64098, CVE-2026-68108, CVE-2026-68121, CVE-2026-68257, CVE-2026-68266, CVE-2026-68267, CVE-2026-68273, CVE-2026-80714

CWE: 1188, 120, 125, 413, 416, 476, 787, 821, 825, 911

RHSA: 2026:71700