Rocky Linux 9 [CIQ] Security Update: kernel / kernel-64k / kernel-64k-core / kernel-64k-debug / etc Multiple Vulnerabilities (crlsa-2026_19568)

high Nessus Plugin ID 355007

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-2026_19568 advisory.

* kernel: net/sched: Make cake_enqueue return NET_XMIT_CN when past buffer_limit (CVE-2025-39766)

* kernel: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix improper freeing of purex item (CVE-2025-68741)

* kernel: libceph: make decode_pool() more resilient against corrupted osdmaps (CVE-2025-71116)

* kernel: libceph: prevent potential out-of-bounds reads in handle_auth_done() (CVE-2026-22984)

* kernel: libceph: replace overzealous BUG_ON in osdmap_apply_incremental() (CVE-2026-22990)

* kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of Service in libceph OSD client due to unreset sparse-read state (CVE-2026-23136)

* kernel: net/sched: cls_u32: use skb_header_pointer_careful() (CVE-2026-23204)

* kernel: Linux kernel: Use-after-free in traffic control (act_ct) may lead to denial of service or privilege escalation (CVE-2026-23270)

* kernel: Linux kernel KVM: Privilege escalation or denial of service due to improper shadow page table entry handling (CVE-2026-23401)

* kernel: nfsd: fix heap overflow in NFSv4.0 LOCK replay cache (CVE-2026-31402)

* kernel: can: raw: fix ro->uniq use-after-free in raw_rcv() (CVE-2026-31532)

* kernel: usbip: validate number_of_packets in usbip_pack_ret_submit() (CVE-2026-31607)

* kernel: md/bitmap: fix GPF in write_page caused by resize race (CVE-2026-43163)

* kernel: RDMA/umem: Fix double dma_buf_unpin in failure path (CVE-2026-43128)

* kernel: Dirty Frag is a new universal Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) vulnerability in the Linux kernel (CVE-2026-43284)

* kernel: Fragnesia is a variant of Dirty Frag vulnerability in the ESP/XFRM leading to Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) vulnerability in the Linux kernel (CVE-2026-46300)

* kernel: Read root-owned files as an unprivileged user (CVE-2026-46333)

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_19568.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 355007

File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_9_crlsa-2026_19568.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: Critical

Score: 9.5

Percentile: 99.87

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Unknown

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-46300

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7.5

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:H/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 Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/28/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/4/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-39766, CVE-2025-68741, CVE-2025-71116, CVE-2026-22984, CVE-2026-22990, CVE-2026-23136, CVE-2026-23204, CVE-2026-23270, CVE-2026-23401, CVE-2026-31402, CVE-2026-31532, CVE-2026-31607, CVE-2026-43128, CVE-2026-43163, CVE-2026-43284, CVE-2026-46300, CVE-2026-46333

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