Rocky Linux 8 [CIQ] Security Update: bpftool / bpftool-debuginfo / kernel / kernel-abi-stablelists / etc Multiple Vulnerabilities (crlsa-2026_2264)

high Nessus Plugin ID 354446

Synopsis

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

Description

The Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CIQ crlsa-2026_2264 advisory.

* kernel: vsock/vmci: Clear the vmci transport packet properly when initializing it (CVE-2025-38403)

* kernel: net: use dst_dev_rcu() in sk_setup_caps() (CVE-2025-40170)

* kernel: ipv6: use RCU in ip6_xmit() (CVE-2025-40135)

* kernel: ipv6: use RCU in ip6_output() (CVE-2025-40158)

* kernel: Linux kernel ALSA USB audio driver: Buffer overflow leading to information disclosure and denial of service (CVE-2025-40269)

* kernel: ext4: fix use-after-free in ext4_orphan_cleanup (CVE-2022-50673)

* kernel: NFSv4/pNFS: Clear NFS_INO_LAYOUTCOMMIT in pnfs_mark_layout_stateid_invalid (CVE-2025-68349)

* kernel: nvme-tcp: fix NULL pointer dereferences in nvmet_tcp_build_pdu_iovec (CVE-2026-22998)

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-2026_2264.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 354446

File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_8_crlsa-2026_2264.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: High

Score: 7.7

Percentile: 99.03

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-2025-38403

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: 2/15/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/21/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-50673, CVE-2025-38403, CVE-2025-40135, CVE-2025-40158, CVE-2025-40170, CVE-2025-40269, CVE-2025-68349, CVE-2026-22998

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