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Oracle Linux 10 : kernel (ELSA-2026-51295)

🗓️ 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Oracle Linux 10 kernel affected by a vulnerability detailed in ELSA-2026-51295 advisory.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2026-51295.
##

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"The remote Oracle Linux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the
ELSA-2026-51295 advisory.

    [6.12.0-211.44.1]
    - Add new Oracle Linux Driver Signing (key 1) certificate [Orabug: 37985782]
    - Disable UKI signing [Orabug: 36571828]
    - Update Oracle Linux certificates (Kevin Lyons)
    - Disable signing for aarch64 (Ilya Okomin)
    - Oracle Linux RHCK Module Signing Key was added to the kernel trusted keys list (olkmod_signing_key.pem)
    [Orabug: 29539237]
    - Update x509.genkey [Orabug: 24817676]
    - Conflict with shim-ia32 and shim-x64 <= 15.3-1.0.5]
    - Remove upstream reference during boot (Kevin Lyons) [Orabug: 34729535]
    - Add Oracle Linux IMA certificates
    - Update module name for cryptographic module [Orabug: 37400433]
    - Clean git history at setup stage

    [6.12.0-211.44.1]
    - ice: remove redundant checks from PTP init (Jakub Ramaseuski) [RHEL-193134]
    - ice: implement E825 TX ref clock control and TXC hardware sync status (Jakub Ramaseuski) [RHEL-193134]
    - ice: add Tx reference clock index handling to AN restart command (Jakub Ramaseuski) [RHEL-193134]
    - ice: implement CPI support for E825C (Jakub Ramaseuski) [RHEL-193134]
    - ice: introduce TXC DPLL device and TX ref clock pin framework for E825 (Jakub Ramaseuski) [RHEL-193134]
    - ice: fix missing priority callbacks for U.FL DPLL pins (Jakub Ramaseuski) [RHEL-193134]
    - ice: restore PTP Rx timestamp config after ethtool set-channels (Jakub Ramaseuski) [RHEL-193134]
    - ice: ptp: use primary NAC semaphore on E825 (Jakub Ramaseuski) [RHEL-193134]
    - ice: ptp: serialize E825 PHY timer start with PTP lock (Jakub Ramaseuski) [RHEL-193134]
    - ice: fix setting promisc mode while adding VID filter (Jakub Ramaseuski) [RHEL-193134]
    - ice: fix VF queue configuration with low MTU values (Jakub Ramaseuski) [RHEL-193134]
    - ice: fix locking around wait_event_interruptible_locked_irq (Jakub Ramaseuski) [RHEL-193134]
    - ice: dpll: Fix compilation warning (Jakub Ramaseuski) [RHEL-193134]
    - ice: mention fw_activate action along with devlink reload (Jakub Ramaseuski) [RHEL-193134]
    - ice: fix locking in ice_dcb_rebuild() (Jakub Ramaseuski) [RHEL-193134]
    - ice: fix setting RSS VSI hash for E830 (Jakub Ramaseuski) [RHEL-193134]
    - ice: add dpll peer notification for paired SMA and U.FL pins (Jakub Ramaseuski) [RHEL-193134]
    - ice: fix missing dpll notifications for SW pins (Jakub Ramaseuski) [RHEL-193134]
    - ice: fix SMA and U.FL pin state changes affecting paired pin (Jakub Ramaseuski) [RHEL-193134]
    - ice: fix missing SMA pin initialization in DPLL subsystem (Jakub Ramaseuski) [RHEL-193134]
    - ice: fix infinite recursion in ice_cfg_tx_topo via ice_init_dev_hw (Jakub Ramaseuski) [RHEL-193134]
    - ice: fix NULL pointer dereference in ice_reset_all_vfs() (Jakub Ramaseuski) [RHEL-193134]
    - ice: fix ice_ptp_read_tx_hwtstamp_status_eth56g (Jakub Ramaseuski) [RHEL-193134]
    - ice: fix ready bitmap check for non-E822 devices (Jakub Ramaseuski) [RHEL-193134]
    - ice: perform PHY soft reset for E825C ports at initialization (Jakub Ramaseuski) [RHEL-193134]
    - ice: fix timestamp interrupt configuration for E825C (Jakub Ramaseuski) [RHEL-193134]
    - ice: fix potential NULL pointer deref in error path of ice_set_ringparam() (Jakub Ramaseuski)
    [RHEL-193134]
    - ice: fix race condition in TX timestamp ring cleanup (Jakub Ramaseuski) [RHEL-193134]
    - ice: fix ICE_AQ_LINK_SPEED_M for 200G (Jakub Ramaseuski) [RHEL-193134]
    - ice: fix PHY config on media change with link-down-on-close (Jakub Ramaseuski) [RHEL-193134]
    - ice: Fix memory leak in ice_set_ringparam() (Jakub Ramaseuski) [RHEL-193134]
    - ice: dpll: fix misplaced header macros (Jakub Ramaseuski) [RHEL-193134]
    - ice: dpll: fix rclk pin state get for E810 (Jakub Ramaseuski) [RHEL-193134]
    - Revert 'ice: dpll: fix rclk pin state get and misplaced header macros' (Jakub Ramaseuski) [RHEL-193134]
    - octeon_ep_vf: add NULL check for napi_build_skb() (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-186345]
    - octeon_ep_vf: introduce octep_vf_oq_next_idx() helper (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-186345]
    - octeon_ep_vf: avoid compiler and IQ/OQ reordering (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-186345]
    - octeon_ep_vf: Relocate counter updates before NAPI (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-186345]
    - octeon_ep_vf: ensure dbell BADDR updation (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-186345]
    - net: octeon_ep_vf: fix free_irq dev_id mismatch in IRQ rollback (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-186345]
    - ipv6: ioam: fix heap buffer overflow in __ioam6_fill_trace_data() (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-174197]
    {CVE-2026-43186}

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
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  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-2026-43186");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/04/07");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/08/07");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/08/10");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-abi-stablelists");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-core");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-cross-headers");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-core");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel-matched");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules-core");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules-extra");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-uki-virt");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel-matched");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-modules-core");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-modules-extra");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-modules-extra-matched");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uki-virt-addons");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libperf");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perf");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-perf");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rv");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Oracle 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("linux_alt_patch_detect.nasl", "ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/OracleLinux", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list", "Host/local_checks_enabled");

  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) || !pregmatch(pattern: "Oracle (?:Linux Server|Enterprise Linux)", string:os_product)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Oracle Linux');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Oracle Linux');
if (! preg(pattern:"^10([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Oracle Linux 10.x', 'Oracle Linux ' + os_version);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/RedHat/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Oracle Linux', cpu);

var machine_uptrack_level = get_one_kb_item('Host/livepatch-kernel-version');
var livepatch_source = get_one_kb_item('Host/livepatch-kernel-source');
if (empty_or_null(livepatch_source)) livepatch_source = 'KSplice';

if (machine_uptrack_level)
{
  var trimmed_uptrack_level = ereg_replace(string:machine_uptrack_level, pattern:"\.(x86_64|i[3-6]86|aarch64)$", replace:'');
  var fixed_uptrack_levels = ['6.12.0-211.44.1.el10_2'];
  foreach var fixed_uptrack_level ( fixed_uptrack_levels ) {
    if (rpm_spec_vers_cmp(a:trimmed_uptrack_level, b:fixed_uptrack_level) >= 0)
    {
      audit(AUDIT_PATCH_INSTALLED, livepatch_source + ' hotfix for ELSA-2026-51295');
    }
  }
  __rpm_report = 'Running ' + livepatch_source + ' level of ' + trimmed_uptrack_level + ' does not meet the minimum fixed level of ' + join(fixed_uptrack_levels, sep:' / ') + ' for this advisory.\n\n';
}

var kernel_major_minor = get_kb_item('Host/uname/major_minor');
if (empty_or_null(kernel_major_minor)) exit(1, 'Unable to determine kernel major-minor level.');
var expected_kernel_major_minor = '6.12';
if (kernel_major_minor != expected_kernel_major_minor)
  audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'running kernel level ' + expected_kernel_major_minor + ', it is running kernel level ' + kernel_major_minor);

var constraints = [
  {
    'release': '10',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'kernel-cross-headers-6.12.0-211.44.1.el10_2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-headers-6.12.0-211.44.1.el10_2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-tools-6.12.0-211.44.1.el10_2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-tools-libs-6.12.0-211.44.1.el10_2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-tools-libs-devel-6.12.0-211.44.1.el10_2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'libperf-6.12.0-211.44.1.el10_2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'perf-6.12.0-211.44.1.el10_2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'python3-perf-6.12.0-211.44.1.el10_2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'rtla-6.12.0-211.44.1.el10_2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'rv-6.12.0-211.44.1.el10_2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-6.12.0-211.44.1.el10_2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-abi-stablelists-6.12.0-211.44.1.el10_2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-core-6.12.0-211.44.1.el10_2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-cross-headers-6.12.0-211.44.1.el10_2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-debug-6.12.0-211.44.1.el10_2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-debug-core-6.12.0-211.44.1.el10_2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-debug-devel-6.12.0-211.44.1.el10_2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-debug-devel-matched-6.12.0-211.44.1.el10_2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-debug-modules-6.12.0-211.44.1.el10_2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-debug-modules-core-6.12.0-211.44.1.el10_2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-debug-modules-extra-6.12.0-211.44.1.el10_2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-debug-uki-virt-6.12.0-211.44.1.el10_2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-devel-6.12.0-211.44.1.el10_2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-devel-matched-6.12.0-211.44.1.el10_2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-headers-6.12.0-211.44.1.el10_2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-modules-6.12.0-211.44.1.el10_2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-modules-core-6.12.0-211.44.1.el10_2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-modules-extra-6.12.0-211.44.1.el10_2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-modules-extra-matched-6.12.0-211.44.1.el10_2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-tools-6.12.0-211.44.1.el10_2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-tools-libs-6.12.0-211.44.1.el10_2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-tools-libs-devel-6.12.0-211.44.1.el10_2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-uki-virt-6.12.0-211.44.1.el10_2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-uki-virt-addons-6.12.0-211.44.1.el10_2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'libperf-6.12.0-211.44.1.el10_2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'perf-6.12.0-211.44.1.el10_2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'python3-perf-6.12.0-211.44.1.el10_2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'rtla-6.12.0-211.44.1.el10_2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'rv-6.12.0-211.44.1.el10_2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
    ]
  }
];

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 / kernel-abi-stablelists / kernel-core / etc');
}

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10 Aug 2026 00:00Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8
CVSS 3.19.8
EPSS0.00642
2