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AlmaLinux 8 : kernel (ALSA-2026:82807)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 365610
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Synopsis
The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2026:82807 advisory.* kernel: openvswitch: defer tunnel netdev_put to RCU release (CVE-2026-31678)
* kernel: ipv6: validate extension header length before copying to cmsg (CVE-2026-63920)
* kernel: drm/amd/display: set new_stream to NULL after release (CVE-2026-68236)
* kernel: drm/dp/mst: fix buffer overflows in sideband chunk accumulation (CVE-2026-68278)
* kernel: wifi: mac80211: defer link RX stats percpu free to RCU (CVE-2026-68409)
* kernel: drm/amdgpu/vce: fix integer overflow in image size (CVE-2026-68108)
* kernel: cifs: validate DFS referral string offsets (CVE-2026-72318)
* kernel: drm/vmwgfx: use check_add_overflow for shader size+offset bound (CVE-2026-80887)
* kernel: drm/amdkfd: Add TLB flush after MES queue eviction/suspension (CVE-2026-89811)
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: Critical
ID: 365610
File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2026-82807.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks
Published: 10/14/2026
Updated: 10/14/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7
Percentile: 98.05
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-2026-68236
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.4
Temporal Score: 8.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-72318
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::powertools, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::supplementary, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-abi-stablelists, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-cross-headers, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-tools-libs, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel, 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 Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/14/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/23/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-31678, CVE-2026-63920, CVE-2026-68108, CVE-2026-68236, CVE-2026-68278, CVE-2026-68409, CVE-2026-72318, CVE-2026-80887, CVE-2026-89811