Rocky Linux 9 [CIQ] Security Update: kernel / kernel-64k / kernel-64k-core / kernel-64k-debug / etc Multiple Vulnerabilities (crlsa-2025_8643)

high Nessus Plugin ID 354331

Synopsis

The Rocky Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The Rocky Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CIQ crlsa-2025_8643 advisory.

* kernel: net: gso: fix ownership in __udp_gso_segment (CVE-2025-21926)

* kernel: vlan: enforce underlying device type (CVE-2025-21920)

* kernel: xsk: fix an integer overflow in xp_create_and_assign_umem() (CVE-2025-21997)

* kernel: net: fix geneve_opt length integer overflow (CVE-2025-22055)

* kernel: ext4: fix OOB read when checking dotdot dir (CVE-2025-37785)

* kernel: wifi: ath12k: Fix invalid data access in ath12k_dp_rx_h_undecap_nwifi (CVE-2025-37943)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the CIQ 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 based on the guidance in CIQ advisory crlsa-2025_8643.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 354331

File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_9_crlsa-2025_8643.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Family: Rocky Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.12

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Unknown

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-2025-37943

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

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list, Host/OS/extended-third-party

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/4/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/20/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-21920, CVE-2025-21926, CVE-2025-21997, CVE-2025-22055, CVE-2025-37785, CVE-2025-37943

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