AlmaLinux 8 : kernel-rt (ALSA-2026:93437)
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The package checks in this plugin were extracted from
# AlmaLinux Security Advisory ALSA-2026:93437.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(375195);
script_version("1.1");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/11/02");
script_cve_id(
"CVE-2026-63922",
"CVE-2026-63924",
"CVE-2026-64109",
"CVE-2026-72083",
"CVE-2026-74283",
"CVE-2026-93787"
);
script_xref(name:"ALSA", value:"2026:93437");
script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2026:93437");
script_name(english:"AlmaLinux 8 : kernel-rt (ALSA-2026:93437)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the
ALSA-2026:93437 advisory.
* kernel: ipv6: exthdrs: refresh nh pointer after ipv6_hop_jumbo() (CVE-2026-63924)
* kernel: ipv6: exthdrs: refresh nh after handling HAO option (CVE-2026-63922)
* kernel: af_unix: Fix UAF read of tail->len in unix_stream_data_wait() (CVE-2026-64109)
* kernel: scsi: target: core: Fix iSCSI ISID use-after-free in REGISTER AND MOVE (CVE-2026-72083)
* kernel: tipc: require net admin for TIPCv2 netlink mutators (CVE-2026-74283)
* kernel: smb: client: bound dirent name against end of SMB response in cifs_filldir (CVE-2026-93787)
* kernel: ZDI-CAN-33367: Linux Kernel skbuff skb_zerocopy Improper Ownership Management Local Privilege
Escalation Vulnerability ()
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.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2026-93437.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:93437");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-72083");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_cwe_id(125, 266, 416, 825);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/06/04");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/11/02");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/11/02");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-core");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-core");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-modules");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-modules");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-modules-extra");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::appstream");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::baseos");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::highavailability");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::nfv");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::powertools");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::realtime");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::resilientstorage");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap_hana");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::supplementary");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Alma Linux Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl", "linux_alt_patch_detect.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AlmaLinux/release", "Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");
exit(0);
}
include('rpm2.inc');
include('ksplice.inc');
if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || 'AlmaLinux' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'AlmaLinux');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'AlmaLinux');
if (! preg(pattern:"^8([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'AlmaLinux 8.x', 'AlmaLinux ' + os_version);
if (!get_kb_item('Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('aarch64' >!< cpu && 'ppc' >!< cpu && 's390' >!< cpu && 'x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'AlmaLinux', cpu);
if (get_one_kb_item('Host/ksplice/kernel-cves'))
{
var livepatch_source = get_one_kb_item('Host/livepatch-kernel-source');
if (empty_or_null(livepatch_source)) livepatch_source = 'KSplice';
rm_kb_item(name:'Host/livepatch-kernel-version');
var cve_list = make_list('CVE-2026-63922', 'CVE-2026-63924', 'CVE-2026-64109', 'CVE-2026-72083', 'CVE-2026-74283', 'CVE-2026-93787');
if (ksplice_cves_check(cve_list))
{
audit(AUDIT_PATCH_INSTALLED, livepatch_source + ' hotfix for ALSA-2026:93437');
}
else
{
__rpm_report = ksplice_reporting_text();
}
}
var constraints = [
{
'release': '8',
'pkgs': [
{'reference':'kernel-rt-4.18.0-553.181.1.rt7.522.el8_10', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
{'reference':'kernel-rt-core-4.18.0-553.181.1.rt7.522.el8_10', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
{'reference':'kernel-rt-debug-4.18.0-553.181.1.rt7.522.el8_10', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
{'reference':'kernel-rt-debug-core-4.18.0-553.181.1.rt7.522.el8_10', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
{'reference':'kernel-rt-debug-devel-4.18.0-553.181.1.rt7.522.el8_10', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
{'reference':'kernel-rt-debug-modules-4.18.0-553.181.1.rt7.522.el8_10', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
{'reference':'kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-553.181.1.rt7.522.el8_10', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
{'reference':'kernel-rt-devel-4.18.0-553.181.1.rt7.522.el8_10', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
{'reference':'kernel-rt-modules-4.18.0-553.181.1.rt7.522.el8_10', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
{'reference':'kernel-rt-modules-extra-4.18.0-553.181.1.rt7.522.el8_10', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'}
]
}
];
var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');
var flag = 0;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
foreach var constraint ( constraints ) {
# Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
if (!empty_or_null(constraint['release'])){
if (constraint['release'] != os_release) continue;
}
if (!empty_or_null(constraint['sp'])){
if (constraint['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
}
foreach var pkg ( constraint['pkgs'] ) {
reference = NULL;
sp = NULL;
_cpu = NULL;
el_string = NULL;
rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
epoch = NULL;
allowmaj = NULL;
exists_check = NULL;
cves = NULL;
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
if (reference &&
## (no known rpm to check OR known rpm_exists)
(!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check)) &&
rpm_check(sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
}
}
if (flag)
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_HOLE,
extra : rpm_report_get()
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
var tested = pkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'kernel-rt / kernel-rt-core / kernel-rt-debug / kernel-rt-debug-core / etc');
}
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02 Nov 2026 00:00Current
6.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.9
CVSS 3.19.8
EPSS0.00724
SSVC