AlmaLinux 9.6 [TuxCare] Security Update: kernel / kernel-abi-stablelists / kernel-core / etc Multiple Vulnerabilities (ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1786824415)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 359602

Synopsis

The AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The AlmaLinux 9.6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the TuxCare ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1786824415 advisory.

- In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: CDC-NCM: avoid overflow in sanity checking A broken device may give an extreme offset like 0xFFF0 and a reasonable length for a fragment. In the sanity check as formulated now, this will create an integer overflow, defeating the sanity check. Both offset and offset + len need to be checked in such a manner that no overflow can occur. And those quantities should be unsigned. (CVE-2022-48938)

- In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pinctrl: devicetree: fix null pointer dereferencing in pinctrl_dt_to_map Here is the BUG report by KASAN about null pointer dereference: BUG:
KASAN: null-ptr-deref in strcmp+0x2e/0x50 Read of size 1 at addr 0000000000000000 by task python3/2640 Call Trace: strcmp __of_find_property of_find_property pinctrl_dt_to_map kasprintf() would return NULL pointer when kmalloc() fail to allocate. So directly return ENOMEM, if kasprintf() return NULL pointer.
(CVE-2022-49832)

- In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hugetlbfs: fix null-ptr-deref in hugetlbfs_parse_param() Syzkaller reports a null-ptr-deref bug as follows:
====================================================== KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000000007] RIP: 0010:hugetlbfs_parse_param+0x1dd/0x8e0 fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c:1380 [...] Call Trace: <TASK> vfs_parse_fs_param fs/fs_context.c:148 [inline] vfs_parse_fs_param+0x1f9/0x3c0 fs/fs_context.c:129 vfs_parse_fs_string+0xdb/0x170 fs/fs_context.c:191 generic_parse_monolithic+0x16f/0x1f0 fs/fs_context.c:231 do_new_mount fs/namespace.c:3036 [inline] path_mount+0x12de/0x1e20 fs/namespace.c:3370 do_mount fs/namespace.c:3383 [inline] __do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3591 [inline] __se_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3568 [inline] __x64_sys_mount+0x27f/0x300 fs/namespace.c:3568 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x35/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd [...] </TASK> ====================================================== According to commit vfs: parse: deal with zero length string value, kernel will set the param->string to null pointer in vfs_parse_fs_string() if fs string has zero length. Yet the problem is that, hugetlbfs_parse_param() will dereference the param->string, without checking whether it is a null pointer. To be more specific, if hugetlbfs_parse_param() parses an illegal mount parameter, such as size=,, kernel will constructs struct fs_parameter with null pointer in vfs_parse_fs_string(), then passes this struct fs_parameter to hugetlbfs_parse_param(), which triggers the above null-ptr-deref bug. This patch solves it by adding sanity check on param->string in hugetlbfs_parse_param(). (CVE-2022-50334)

- In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: cyapa - add missing input core locking to suspend/resume functions Grab input->mutex during suspend/resume functions like it is done in other input drivers. This fixes the following warning during system suspend/resume cycle on Samsung Exynos5250-based Snow Chromebook: ------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 1680 at drivers/input/input.c:2291 input_device_enabled+0x68/0x6c Modules linked in: ... CPU: 1 PID: 1680 Comm:
kworker/u4:12 Tainted: G W 6.6.0-rc5-next-20231009 #14109 Hardware name: Samsung Exynos (Flattened Device Tree) Workqueue: events_unbound async_run_entry_fn unwind_backtrace from show_stack+0x10/0x14 show_stack from dump_stack_lvl+0x58/0x70 dump_stack_lvl from __warn+0x1a8/0x1cc __warn from warn_slowpath_fmt+0x18c/0x1b4 warn_slowpath_fmt from input_device_enabled+0x68/0x6c input_device_enabled from cyapa_gen3_set_power_mode+0x13c/0x1dc cyapa_gen3_set_power_mode from cyapa_reinitialize+0x10c/0x15c cyapa_reinitialize from cyapa_resume+0x48/0x98 cyapa_resume from dpm_run_callback+0x90/0x298 dpm_run_callback from device_resume+0xb4/0x258 device_resume from async_resume+0x20/0x64 async_resume from async_run_entry_fn+0x40/0x15c async_run_entry_fn from process_scheduled_works+0xbc/0x6a8 process_scheduled_works from worker_thread+0x188/0x454 worker_thread from kthread+0x108/0x140 kthread from ret_from_fork+0x14/0x28 Exception stack(0xf1625fb0 to 0xf1625ff8) ... ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- ... ------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 1680 at drivers/input/input.c:2291 input_device_enabled+0x68/0x6c Modules linked in: ... CPU: 1 PID: 1680 Comm: kworker/u4:12 Tainted: G W 6.6.0-rc5-next-20231009 #14109 Hardware name: Samsung Exynos (Flattened Device Tree) Workqueue:
events_unbound async_run_entry_fn unwind_backtrace from show_stack+0x10/0x14 show_stack from dump_stack_lvl+0x58/0x70 dump_stack_lvl from __warn+0x1a8/0x1cc __warn from warn_slowpath_fmt+0x18c/0x1b4 warn_slowpath_fmt from input_device_enabled+0x68/0x6c input_device_enabled from cyapa_gen3_set_power_mode+0x13c/0x1dc cyapa_gen3_set_power_mode from cyapa_reinitialize+0x10c/0x15c cyapa_reinitialize from cyapa_resume+0x48/0x98 cyapa_resume from dpm_run_callback+0x90/0x298 dpm_run_callback from device_resume+0xb4/0x258 device_resume from async_resume+0x20/0x64 async_resume from async_run_entry_fn+0x40/0x15c async_run_entry_fn from process_scheduled_works+0xbc/0x6a8 process_scheduled_works from worker_thread+0x188/0x454 worker_thread from kthread+0x108/0x140 kthread from ret_from_fork+0x14/0x28 Exception stack(0xf1625fb0 to 0xf1625ff8) ... ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- (CVE-2023-52884)

- In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Do not let histogram values have some modifiers Histogram values can not be strings, stacktraces, graphs, symbols, syscalls, or grouped in buckets or log. Give an error if a value is set to do so. Note, the histogram code was not prepared to handle these modifiers for histograms and caused a bug. Mark Rutland reported: # echo 'p:copy_to_user __arch_copy_to_user n=$arg2' >> /sys/kernel/tracing/kprobe_events # echo 'hist:keys=n:vals=hitcount.buckets=8:sort=hitcount' > /sys/kernel/tracing/events/kprobes/copy_to_user/trigger # cat /sys/kernel/tracing/events/kprobes/copy_to_user/hist [ 143.694628] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000000 [ 143.695190] Mem abort info: [ 143.695362] ESR = 0x0000000096000004 [ 143.695604] EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits [ 143.695889] SET = 0, FnV = 0 [ 143.696077] EA = 0, S1PTW = 0 [ 143.696302] FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault [ 143.702381] Data abort info: [ 143.702614] ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000004 [ 143.702832] CM = 0, WnR = 0 [ 143.703087] user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=00000000448f9000 [ 143.703407] [0000000000000000] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=0000000000000000 [ 143.704137] Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000004 [#1] PREEMPT SMP [ 143.704714] Modules linked in: [ 143.705273] CPU: 0 PID: 133 Comm: cat Not tainted 6.2.0-00003-g6fc512c10a7c #3 [ 143.706138] Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT) [ 143.706723] pstate:
80000005 (Nzcv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [ 143.707120] pc :
hist_field_name.part.0+0x14/0x140 [ 143.707504] lr : hist_field_name.part.0+0x104/0x140 [ 143.707774] sp :
ffff800008333a30 [ 143.707952] x29: ffff800008333a30 x28: 0000000000000001 x27: 0000000000400cc0 [ 143.708429] x26: ffffd7a653b20260 x25: 0000000000000000 x24: ffff10d303ee5800 [ 143.708776] x23:
ffffd7a6539b27b0 x22: ffff10d303fb8c00 x21: 0000000000000001 [ 143.709127] x20: ffff10d303ec2000 x19:
0000000000000000 x18: 0000000000000000 [ 143.709478] x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 x15:
0000000000000000 [ 143.709824] x14: 0000000000000000 x13: 203a6f666e692072 x12: 6567676972742023 [ 143.710179] x11: 0a230a6d6172676f x10: 000000000000002c x9 : ffffd7a6521e018c [ 143.710584] x8 :
000000000000002c x7 : 7f7f7f7f7f7f7f7f x6 : 000000000000002c [ 143.710915] x5 : ffff10d303b0103e x4 :
ffffd7a653b20261 x3 : 000000000000003d [ 143.711239] x2 : 0000000000020001 x1 : 0000000000000001 x0 :
0000000000000000 [ 143.711746] Call trace: [ 143.712115] hist_field_name.part.0+0x14/0x140 [ 143.712642] hist_field_name.part.0+0x104/0x140 [ 143.712925] hist_field_print+0x28/0x140 [ 143.713125] event_hist_trigger_print+0x174/0x4d0 [ 143.713348] hist_show+0xf8/0x980 [ 143.713521] seq_read_iter+0x1bc/0x4b0 [ 143.713711] seq_read+0x8c/0xc4 [ 143.713876] vfs_read+0xc8/0x2a4 [ 143.714043] ksys_read+0x70/0xfc [ 143.714218] __arm64_sys_read+0x24/0x30 [ 143.714400] invoke_syscall+0x50/0x120 [ 143.714587] el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x4c/0x100 [ 143.714807] do_el0_svc+0x44/0xd0 [ 143.714970] el0_svc+0x2c/0x84 [ 143.715134] el0t_64_sync_handler+0xbc/0x140 [ 143.715334] el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x194 [ 143.715742] Code: a9bd7bfd 910003fd a90153f3 aa0003f3 (f9400000) [ 143.716510] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- Segmentation fault (CVE-2023-53093)

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 TuxCare advisory ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1786824415.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 359602

File Name: tuxcare_alma_linux_9.6_CLSA-2026-1786824415.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Family: Alma 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: Medium

Score: 6.9

Percentile: 97.21

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-23112

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list, Host/OS/extended-third-party

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/15/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/21/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-48938, CVE-2022-49832, CVE-2022-50334, CVE-2023-52884, CVE-2023-53093, CVE-2023-53174, CVE-2023-53518, CVE-2024-25740, CVE-2024-26764, CVE-2024-47794, CVE-2024-50167, CVE-2024-53058, CVE-2024-53685, CVE-2024-55916, CVE-2024-56690, CVE-2024-56763, CVE-2024-57973, CVE-2024-57989, CVE-2024-58063, CVE-2025-21714, CVE-2025-21760, CVE-2025-21761, CVE-2025-21762, CVE-2025-21831, CVE-2025-21899, CVE-2025-22021, CVE-2025-22025, CVE-2025-22125, CVE-2025-23144, CVE-2025-23147, CVE-2025-37767, CVE-2025-37842, CVE-2025-37992, CVE-2025-38062, CVE-2025-38106, CVE-2025-38126, CVE-2025-38362, CVE-2025-38462, CVE-2025-38465, CVE-2025-38473, CVE-2025-38659, CVE-2025-38725, CVE-2025-39746, CVE-2025-39772, CVE-2025-39843, CVE-2025-40058, CVE-2025-40135, CVE-2025-40158, CVE-2025-40170, CVE-2025-71104, CVE-2025-71232, CVE-2026-22981, CVE-2026-22985, CVE-2026-23000, CVE-2026-23091, CVE-2026-23104, CVE-2026-23112, CVE-2026-23213, CVE-2026-23348, CVE-2026-23371, CVE-2026-23377, CVE-2026-23434, CVE-2026-31466, CVE-2026-31524, CVE-2026-31592, CVE-2026-31624, CVE-2026-31627, CVE-2026-31629, CVE-2026-31642, CVE-2026-31692, CVE-2026-31787, CVE-2026-43198, CVE-2026-43428, CVE-2026-43429, CVE-2026-53013

CLSA: 2026:1786824415

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