Rocky Linux 8 [CIQ] Security Update: kernel-rt / kernel-rt-core / kernel-rt-debug / kernel-rt-debug-core / etc Multiple Vulnerabilities (crlsa-2026_6572)

high Nessus Plugin ID 355897

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_6572 advisory.

* kernel: nouveau: fix instmem race condition around ptr stores (CVE-2024-26984)

* kernel: scsi: target: iscsi: Fix use-after-free in iscsit_dec_session_usage_count() (CVE-2026-23193)

* kernel: kernel: Privilege escalation or denial of service via use-after-free in nf_tables_addchain() (CVE-2026-23231)

* kernel: Linux kernel (qla2xxx): Double free vulnerability leads to denial of service and potential privilege escalation. (CVE-2025-71238)

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_6572.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 355897

File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_8_crlsa-2026_6572.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, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.9

Percentile: 99.35

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Unknown

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-23231

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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:P/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: 4/11/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/14/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-26984, CVE-2025-71238, CVE-2026-23193, CVE-2026-23231

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