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AlmaLinux 8 : kernel (ALSA-2026:99015)
high Nessus Plugin ID 380180
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-2026:99015 advisory.* kernel: drm/amdkfd: hold event_mutex while checkpointing CRIU events (CVE-2026-74446)
* kernel: drm/amdkfd: fix SMI event cross-process information leak (CVE-2026-97422)
* kernel: drm/amd/pm: bound pp_dpm_set_pp_table() memcpy (CVE-2026-97427)
* kernel: drm/amdkfd: Check bounds for allocate_sdma_queue restore_sdma_id (CVE-2026-97497)
* kernel: drm/amdgpu: validate and share PSP fw_pri_buf copies via psp_copy_fw (CVE-2026-97494)
* kernel: drm/amdkfd: Check bounds on allocate_doorbell (CVE-2026-97495)
* kernel: drm/amdgpu: Bound GPIO I2C table entry count from VBIOS (CVE-2026-97493)
* kernel: drm/amdgpu: fix buffer overflow during vBIOS update (CVE-2026-97425)
* kernel: net/smc: protect clcsock lifetime in smc_getname (CVE-2026-99032)
* kernel: kernel: Denial of Service via use-after-free race condition in SCSI tape driver (CVE-2026-99156)
Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):
* soft lockup occurs during iomap_finish_ioends (JIRA:RHEL-258946)
* gfs2: BUG during withdraw [AlmaLinux-8] (JIRA:RHEL-298310)
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: 380180
File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2026-99015.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks
Published: 11/13/2026
Updated: 11/13/2026
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.9
Percentile: 58.51
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-99156
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/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: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/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/11/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/11/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-74446, CVE-2026-97422, CVE-2026-97425, CVE-2026-97427, CVE-2026-97493, CVE-2026-97494, CVE-2026-97495, CVE-2026-97497, CVE-2026-99032, CVE-2026-99156