The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2026:85321 advisory.

    The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.

    Security Fix(es):

    * kernel: openvswitch: defer tunnel netdev_put to RCU release (CVE-2026-31678)

    * kernel: xfrm: espintcp: do not reuse an in-progress partial send (CVE-2026-52935)

    * kernel: sctp: diag: reject stale associations in dump_one path (CVE-2026-52917)

    * kernel: tipc: fix slab-use-after-free Read in tipc_aead_decrypt_done (CVE-2026-63801)

    * kernel: sctp: fix race between sctp_wait_for_connect and peeloff (CVE-2026-63971)

    * kernel: usb: typec: tcpm: bound altmode_desc[] per iteration in svdm_consume_modes() (CVE-2026-63962)

    * kernel: sctp: avoid auth_enable sysctl UAF during netns teardown (CVE-2026-68162)

    * kernel: tipc: clear sock->sk on the failed-insert path in tipc_sk_create() (CVE-2026-68117)

    * kernel: sctp: auth: verify auth requirement when auth_chunk is NULL (CVE-2026-68300)

    * kernel: sctp: validate stream count in sctp_process_strreset_inreq() (CVE-2026-68315)

    * kernel: Bluetooth: hci_sync: Fix advertising data UAFs (CVE-2026-74509)

    * kernel: sctp: keep chunk->transport in step with the list it is queued on (CVE-2026-74588)

    * kernel: sctp: validate cookie AUTH state before use (CVE-2026-74752)

    * kernel: smb: client: reject a tree connect response whose byte count is too small (CVE-2026-89631)

    * kernel: smb: client: fix OOB read/write from unvalidated DataOffset in coalesce_t2() (CVE-2026-89633)

    * kernel: signal: Prevent exec() race (CVE-2026-98256)

    * kernel: exec: Cleanup POSIX timers right after de_thread() (CVE-2026-98260)

    Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

    * [10.2.z] kselftests: mm: hugepage-mremap: Bail out! mremap: Expected failure, but call succeeded     (JIRA:RHEL-181987)

    * [IBM 10.3 FEAT] zcrypt driver overwrite  function - kernel part [rhel-10.2.z] (JIRA:RHEL-245336)

    * Batch: z-stream xfrm - rhel-10.2.z (NST-Core-26W38) (JIRA:RHEL-256678)

    * RHIVOS - [backport] S32G Driver Enablement - USB (JIRA:RHEL-257228)

    * Fix pending kernel issues for L1VH GA - Kernel (JIRA:RHEL-267038)

    * Backport 6785011f8b16 (ipv4: validate checksum_start before completing checksum) [rhel-10.2.z]     (JIRA:RHEL-280590)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

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RHEL 10 : kernel (RHSA-2026:85321)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 367411

Version 1.4

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Version 1.4 Nov 2, 2026, 8:29 AM CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 score" set to 4.6) CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 vector" set to "CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C") CVSS metrics ("CVSSv3 score" set to 5.5) CVSS metrics ("CVSSv3 vector" set to "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H") CVSSv2 score source (changed from "CVE-2026-89633" to "CVE-2026-63962") CVSSv2 severity (based on CVE-2026-63962, severity decreased from "High" to "Medium") CVSSv3 severity (based on None, severity decreased from "High" to "Medium") Plugin Feed: 202611020829
Version 1.3 Oct 26, 2026, 2:57 PM Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin Feed: 202610261457
Version 1.2 Oct 23, 2026, 5:20 AM CVE (set "CVE" coverage to "CVE-2026-31678,CVE-2026-52917,CVE-2026-52935,CVE-2026-63801,CVE-2026-63962,CVE-2026-63971,CVE-2026-68117,CVE-2026-68162,CVE-2026-68300,CVE-2026-68315,CVE-2026-74509,CVE-2026-74588,CVE-2026-74752,CVE-2026-89631,CVE-2026-89633,CVE-2026-98256,CVE-2026-98260,CVE-2026-99999") Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin Feed: 202610230520
Version 1.1 Oct 20, 2026, 4:30 AM New Plugin Feed: 202610200430