Rocky Linux 9 [CIQ] Security Update: kernel / kernel-64k / kernel-64k-core / kernel-64k-debug / etc Multiple Vulnerabilities (crlsa-2026_47040)

high Nessus Plugin ID 358184

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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_47040 advisory.

* kernel: xfrm: Duplicate SPI Handling (CVE-2025-39797)

* kernel: lib/buildid: use __kernel_read() for sleepable context (CVE-2026-23002)

* kernel: futex: Drop CLONE_THREAD requirement for private default hash alloc (CVE-2026-52973)

* kernel: iommu/vt-d: Avoid NULL pointer dereference or refcount corruption (CVE-2026-53281)

* kernel: blk-mq: pop cached request if it is usable (CVE-2026-64017)

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

* general protection fault during exportfs / nfsd4_revoke_states [rhel-9.8.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux-188257)

* Enable Pretimeout Watchdog Panic Functionality on x86 [rhel-9.8.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux-193729)

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_47040.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 358184

File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_9_crlsa-2026_47040.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Family: Rocky Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, 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-2025-39797

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/OS/extended-third-party, Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/30/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/12/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-39797, CVE-2026-23002, CVE-2026-52973, CVE-2026-53281, CVE-2026-64017

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