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AlmaLinux 8 : kernel (ALSA-2026:89083)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 372210
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-2026:89083 advisory.* kernel: tcp: restrict SO_ATTACH_FILTER to priv users (CVE-2026-53236)
* kernel: fuse: re-lock request before replacing page cache folio (CVE-2026-53388)
* kernel: writeback: fix race between cgroup_writeback_umount() and inode_switch_wbs() (CVE-2026-64378)
* kernel: net: gro: fix double aggregation of flush-marked skbs (CVE-2026-68136)
* kernel: net/packet: avoid fanout hook re-registration after unregister (CVE-2026-68338)
* kernel: net/iucv: fix use-after-free of a severed iucv_path (CVE-2026-68140)
* kernel: net/sched: serialize qdisc_rtab_list against concurrent get/put (CVE-2026-68138)
* kernel: ipvs: reload ip header after head reallocation (CVE-2026-68476)
* kernel: mptcp: options: reset DSS fields in case of unexpected size (CVE-2026-80586)
* kernel: usb: usbfs: fix use-after-free of usb_device in usbdev_release() (CVE-2026-80824)
* kernel: smb: client: clear setuid/setgid bit on write with cifsacl/modefromsid/posix extensions (CVE-2026-89638)
* kernel: net/iucv: filter frames in afiucv_hs_rcv() by ingress device (CVE-2026-81003)
* kernel: ipv4: validate checksum_start before completing checksum
(CVE-2026-99999)
Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):
* Backport 6785011f8b16 (ipv4: validate checksum_start before completing checksum) [almalinux-8.10.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-280584)
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: 372210
File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2026-89083.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks
Published: 10/27/2026
Updated: 10/27/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 8
Percentile: 99.69
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 3.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-53236
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 5
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:P/RL:O/RC:C
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 Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/24/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/25/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-53236, CVE-2026-53388, CVE-2026-64378, CVE-2026-68136, CVE-2026-68138, CVE-2026-68140, CVE-2026-68338, CVE-2026-68476, CVE-2026-80586, CVE-2026-80824, CVE-2026-81003, CVE-2026-89638, CVE-2026-99999