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AlmaLinux 10 : kernel (ALSA-2026:71233)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 362977
Synopsis
The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote AlmaLinux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2026:71233 advisory.* kernel: block: zero non-PI portion of auto integrity buffer (CVE-2026-23007)
* kernel: netfilter: ebtables SNAT target writes to shared memory pages during ARP hardware address rewrite (CVE-2026-53266)
* kernel: mac802154: llsec: add skb_cow_data() before in-place crypto (CVE-2026-63831)
* kernel: blk-cgroup: fix UAF in __blkcg_rstat_flush() (CVE-2026-63802)
* kernel: block: don't overwrite bip_vcnt in bio_integrity_copy_user() (CVE-2026-64053)
* kernel: smb: client: fix double-free in SMB2_flush() replay (CVE-2026-64383)
* kernel: sctp: don't free the ASCONF's own transport in DEL-IP processing (CVE-2026-64564)
* kernel: ALSA: timer: drain a slave's callback before its master detaches it (CVE-2026-68201)
* kernel: selinux: check connect-related permissions on TCP Fast Open (CVE-2026-72243)
* kernel: netfilter: nf_conntrack_sip: widen NAT rewrite delta to s32 in sip_help_tcp() (CVE-2026-74569)
* kernel: xfrm: ah6: validate routing header segments_left (CVE-2026-80844)
* kernel: net: tun: bound receive headroom (CVE-2026-81000)
* kernel: scsi: qla2xxx: Bound rsp_info_len to avoid OOB sense-data read (CVE-2026-89846)
Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):
* kernel module .ko ELF files with non-zero sh_addr section addresses [almalinux-10.2.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-159298)
* sctp: prevent peer transport count overflow [almalinux-10.2.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-216247)
* [AlmaLinux 10] bnxt_en: RX queue restart failed: err=-95 [almalinux-10.2.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-247283)
* RHIVOS - S32G: backport missing fixes to 10.2 (JIRA:AlmaLinux-259788)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux 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.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 362977
File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2026-71233.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks
Published: 10/5/2026
Updated: 10/5/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Critical
Score: 9.3
Percentile: 99.82
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 3.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-23007
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 5.1
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:F/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:alma:linux:10, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::powertools, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::supplementary, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3-perf
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/24/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/25/2026
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 9/21/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-23007, CVE-2026-53266, CVE-2026-63802, CVE-2026-63831, CVE-2026-64053, CVE-2026-64383, CVE-2026-64564, CVE-2026-68201, CVE-2026-72243, CVE-2026-74569, CVE-2026-80844, CVE-2026-81000, CVE-2026-89846