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Rocky Linux 9 [CIQ] Security Update: kernel / kernel-64k / kernel-64k-core / kernel-64k-debug / etc Multiple Vulnerabilities (crlsa-2026_72623)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 359523
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_72623 advisory.* kernel: ext4: fix e4b bitmap inconsistency reports (CVE-2026-45942)
* kernel: RDMA/rxe: Fix iova-to-va conversion for MR page sizes != PAGE_SIZE (CVE-2026-46325)
* kernel: crypto: af_alg - Cap AEAD AD length to 0x80000000 (CVE-2026-52972)
* kernel: fhandle: fix UAF due to unlocked ->mnt_ns read in may_decode_fh() (CVE-2026-53341)
* kernel: arm64: tlb: Flush walk cache when unsharing PMD tables (CVE-2026-63875)
* kernel: RDMA/siw: Reject MPA FPDU length underflow before signed receive math (CVE-2026-64102)
* kernel: perf/core: Detach event groups during remove_on_exec (CVE-2026-64556)
* kernel: crypto: tegra - fix rctx->cryptlen calculation in tegra_gcm_do_one_req() (CVE-2026-80522)
* kernel: perf: Reject exited events as group leaders (CVE-2026-74753)
Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):
* KVM: s390: Limit adapter indicator access to mapped page [rhel-9.8.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux-188656)
* crypto: xxhash64 should not be fips approved [rhel-9.8.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux-256437)
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_72623.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72623
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2482104
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2487002
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2492364
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2495938
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2502318
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2502494
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2508319
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2524423
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2524434
https://errata.build.resf.org/RLSA-2026:72623
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 359523
File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_9_crlsa-2026_72623.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: 4.9
Percentile: 57.95
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Unknown
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 3.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-52972
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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: 9/30/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/27/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-45942, CVE-2026-46325, CVE-2026-52972, CVE-2026-53341, CVE-2026-63875, CVE-2026-64102, CVE-2026-64556, CVE-2026-74753, CVE-2026-80522