Rocky Linux 9 [CIQ] Security Update: kernel / kernel-64k / kernel-64k-core / kernel-64k-debug / etc Multiple Vulnerabilities (crlsa-2025_23241)

high Nessus Plugin ID 354758

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_23241 advisory.

* kernel: clone_private_mnt(): make sure that caller has CAP_SYS_ADMIN in the right userns (CVE-2025-38499)

* kernel: iommufd: Fix race during abort for file descriptors (CVE-2025-39966)

* kernel: tls: wait for pending async decryptions if tls_strp_msg_hold fails (CVE-2025-40176)

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_23241.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23241

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2387670

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2404107

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2414524

https://errata.build.resf.org/RLSA-2025:23241

http://www.nessus.org/u?37cefd04

http://www.nessus.org/u?8a574a52

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 354758

File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_9_crlsa-2025_23241.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

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: 6.9

Percentile: 96.5

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Unknown

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Temporal Score: 4.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-39966

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/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: 12/23/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/15/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-38499, CVE-2025-39966, CVE-2025-40176