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AlmaLinux 8 : kernel-rt (ALSA-2026:83159)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 366099
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-2026:83159 advisory.* kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of Service due to use-after-free in act_tunnel_key (CVE-2026-68377)
* kernel: ASoC: SOF: ipc3-control: Fix heap overflow in bytes_ext put/get (CVE-2026-72262)
* kernel: net/sched: cls_route: fix fastmap use-after-free on filter (CVE-2026-74583)
* kernel: ALSA: usx2y: bound the hwdep mmap fault offset (CVE-2026-74641)
* kernel: udp: fix potential use-after-free in tunnel segmentation (CVE-2026-74705)
* kernel: svcrdma: Validate Read chunk positions before reconstruction (CVE-2026-89526)
* kernel: NFSD: Prevent client use-after-free during blocked-lock reaping (CVE-2026-90036)
* kernel: svcrdma: Reject Write/Reply chunks with segcount 0 (CVE-2026-93228)
* kernel: md/raid5-ppl: fix use-after-free in ppl_do_flush() (CVE-2026-93262)
Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):
* powerpc/pseries: pci - logic bug in SR-IOV enable (JIRA:AlmaLinux-240146)
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: 366099
File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2026-83159.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks
Published: 10/15/2026
Updated: 10/15/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.6
Percentile: 98.3
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-2026-90036
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 8.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-74705
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:kernel-rt-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt
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: 8/10/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-68377, CVE-2026-72262, CVE-2026-74583, CVE-2026-74641, CVE-2026-74705, CVE-2026-89526, CVE-2026-90036, CVE-2026-93228, CVE-2026-93262