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AlmaLinux 9 : kernel (ALSA-2026:81552)
high Nessus Plugin ID 366103
Synopsis
The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2026:81552 advisory.* kernel: drm/xe/uapi: Reject coh_none PAT index for CPU cached memory in madvise (CVE-2026-46309)
* kernel: macsec: fix replay protection at XPN lower-PN wrap (CVE-2026-63925)
* kernel: bpf: Support for hardening against JIT spraying (CVE-2026-64508)
* kernel: x86/bugs: Enable IBPB flush on BPF JIT allocation (CVE-2026-64507)
* 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: drm/amdgpu: fix lifetime issue of amdgpu_vm_get_task_info_pasid() (CVE-2026-68245)
* kernel: openvswitch: fix GSO userspace truncation underflow (CVE-2026-68123)
* 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: nvmet-auth: Synchronize timeout work during SQ teardown (CVE-2026-89970)
* kernel: drm/amdkfd: Add TLB flush after MES queue eviction/suspension (CVE-2026-89811)
* kernel: media: cx231xx: reject geometry changes while the VBI queue is busy (CVE-2026-89894)
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: High
ID: 366103
File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2026-81552.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: 98.26
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6
Temporal Score: 4.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-46309
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7
Temporal Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:alma:linux:9, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::crb, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::supplementary, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-abi-stablelists, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-modules-core, 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
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: 10/12/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/8/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-46309, CVE-2026-63925, CVE-2026-64507, CVE-2026-64508, CVE-2026-68123, CVE-2026-68236, CVE-2026-68245, CVE-2026-68278, CVE-2026-72318, CVE-2026-80887, CVE-2026-89811, CVE-2026-89894, CVE-2026-89970