Oracle Linux 9 : kernel (ELSA-2026-71232)

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2026-71232.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(350198);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/09/25");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2026-23007",
    "CVE-2026-53005",
    "CVE-2026-63802",
    "CVE-2026-63831",
    "CVE-2026-64053",
    "CVE-2026-64383",
    "CVE-2026-64534",
    "CVE-2026-64564",
    "CVE-2026-68201",
    "CVE-2026-72261",
    "CVE-2026-80844",
    "CVE-2026-81000",
    "CVE-2026-89846"
  );

  script_name(english:"Oracle Linux 9 : kernel (ELSA-2026-71232)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the
ELSA-2026-71232 advisory.

    - net: tun: bound receive headroom (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-264401] {CVE-2026-81000}
    - xfrm: ah6: validate routing header segments_left (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-264350] {CVE-2026-80844}
    - scsi: qla2xxx: Bound rsp_info_len to avoid OOB sense-data read (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-262595]
    {CVE-2026-89846}
    - nvmet-tcp: check INIT_FAILED before nvmet_req_uninit in digest error path (CKI Backport Bot)
    [RHEL-260449] {CVE-2026-64534}
    - af_unix: Drop all SCM attributes for SOCKMAP. (Davide Caratti) [RHEL-229264] {CVE-2026-53005}
    - smb: client: fix double-free in SMB2_flush() replay (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-253169] {CVE-2026-64383}
    - RHEL: revert 'block: only zero non-PI metadata tuples in bio_integrity_prep' (Jeff Moyer) [RHEL-189969]
    {CVE-2026-23007}
    - block: don't overwrite bip_vcnt in bio_integrity_copy_user() (Jeff Moyer) [RHEL-232369] {CVE-2026-64053}
    - blk-cgroup: fix UAF in __blkcg_rstat_flush() (Jeff Moyer) [RHEL-230287] {CVE-2026-63802}
    - ASoC: SOF: ipc3-control: Validate size in snd_sof_update_control (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-243625]
    {CVE-2026-72261}
    - netfilter: nf_tables: fix dst corruption in same register operation (Florian Westphal) [RHEL-236634]
    {CVE-2026-64006}
    - netfilter: nft_fib: fix stale stack leak via the OIFNAME register (Florian Westphal) [RHEL-236634]
    {CVE-2026-53134}
    - netfilter: nft_exthdr: fix register tracking for F_PRESENT flag (Florian Westphal) [RHEL-236634]
    {CVE-2026-53218}
    - netfilter: nft_ct: bail out on template ct in get eval (Florian Westphal) [RHEL-236634] {CVE-2026-53267}
    - netfilter: nft_tunnel: fix use-after-free on object destroy (Florian Westphal) [RHEL-236634]
    {CVE-2026-53212}
    - netfilter: nft_ct: fix missing expect put in obj eval (Florian Westphal) [RHEL-236634] {CVE-2026-52970}
    - netfilter: nf_tables: use list_del_rcu for netlink hooks (Florian Westphal) [RHEL-236634]
    {CVE-2026-46324}
    - netfilter: nfnetlink_osf: fix potential NULL dereference in ttl check (Florian Westphal) [RHEL-236634]
    {CVE-2026-52998}
    - netfilter: nfnetlink_osf: fix out-of-bounds read on option matching (Florian Westphal) [RHEL-236634]
    {CVE-2026-52999}
    - netfilter: nft_ct: fix use-after-free in timeout object destroy (Florian Westphal) [RHEL-236634]
    {CVE-2026-31665}
    - netfilter: nf_tables: reject immediate NF_QUEUE verdict (Florian Westphal) [RHEL-236634]
    {CVE-2026-43024}
    - netfilter: nfnetlink_log: account for netlink header size (Florian Westphal) [RHEL-236634]
    {CVE-2026-31416}
    - netfilter: nf_tables: always walk all pending catchall elements (Florian Westphal) [RHEL-236634]
    {CVE-2026-23278}
    - netfilter: nft_set_pipapo: split gc into unlink and reclaim phase (Florian Westphal) [RHEL-236634]
    {CVE-2026-23351}
    - netfilter: nf_tables: clone set on flush only (Florian Westphal) [RHEL-236634] {CVE-2026-23385}
    - netfilter: nft_ct: add seqadj extension for natted connections (Florian Westphal) [RHEL-236634]
    {CVE-2025-68206}
    - netfilter: nft_objref: validate objref and objrefmap expressions (Florian Westphal) [RHEL-236634]
    {CVE-2025-40206}
    - netfilter: nf_tables: do not defer rule destruction via call_rcu (Florian Westphal) [RHEL-236634]
    {CVE-2024-56655}
    - netfilter: nft_set_pipapo: fix null deref for empty set (Florian Westphal) [RHEL-236634]
    {CVE-2025-39867}
    - netfilter: nft_set_pipapo: clamp maximum map bucket size to INT_MAX (Florian Westphal) [RHEL-236634]
    {CVE-2025-38201}
    - netfilter: nft_set_pipapo: prevent overflow in lookup table allocation (Florian Westphal) [RHEL-236634]
    {CVE-2025-38162}
    - netfilter: nft_ct: drop pending enqueued packets on removal (Florian Westphal) [RHEL-236634]
    {CVE-2026-43060}
    - nf_tables: nft_dynset: fix possible stateful expression memleak in error path (Florian Westphal)
    [RHEL-236634] {CVE-2026-23399}
    - netfilter: xtables: restrict several matches to inet family (Florian Westphal) [RHEL-236634]
    {CVE-2026-53001}
    - ALSA: timer: drain a slave's callback before its master detaches it (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-236081]
    {CVE-2026-68201}
    - sctp: don't free the ASCONF's own transport in DEL-IP processing (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-234304]
    {CVE-2026-64564}
    - mac802154: llsec: add skb_cow_data() before in-place crypto (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-231022]
    {CVE-2026-63831}
    - crypto: af_alg - Fix incorrect boolean values in af_alg_ctx (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-264235]
    {CVE-2025-39964}
    - crypto: af_alg - Disallow concurrent writes in af_alg_sendmsg (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-264235]
    {CVE-2025-39964}
    - mm/hugetlb: fix list corruption in allocate_file_region_entries() (Rafael Aquini) [RHEL-254487]
    {CVE-2026-74518}
    - net/mlx5e: macsec: fix use-after-free of metadata_dst on RX SC delete (Mohammad Heib) [RHEL-242927]
    {CVE-2026-72072}
    - iommu/vt-d: Fix race condition during PASID entry replacement (Eder Zulian) [RHEL-228484]
    {CVE-2026-45945}
    - iommu/vt-d: Clear Present bit before tearing down context entry (Eder Zulian) [RHEL-228484]
    {CVE-2026-45944}
    - iommu/vt-d: Clear Present bit before tearing down PASID entry (Eder Zulian) [RHEL-228484]
    {CVE-2026-45894}
    - libceph: Reject monmaps advertising zero monitors (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-237896] {CVE-2026-68155}
    - libceph: guard missing CRUSH type name lookup (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-237554] {CVE-2026-68157}
    - libceph: refresh auth->authorizer_buf{,_len} after authorizer update (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-237486]
    {CVE-2026-68156}
    - Bluetooth: RFCOMM: Fix session UAF in set_termios (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-237311] {CVE-2026-68188}
    - Bluetooth: mgmt: hold reference for hci_conn in mgmt_pending_cmds (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-236850]
    {CVE-2026-68391}
    - net/mlx5: Fix MCIA register buffer overflow on 32 dword reads (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-236791]
    {CVE-2026-68293}
    - dm cache policy smq: check allocation under invalidate lock (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-231819]
    {CVE-2026-53062}
    - dm cache policy smq: fix missing locks in invalidating cache blocks (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-231819]
    {CVE-2026-53062}
    - crypto: ccp - Fix a crash due to incorrect cleanup usage of kfree (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-230406]
    {CVE-2026-45959}
    - keys: Pin request_key_auth payload in instantiate paths (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-225501]
    {CVE-2026-63823}
    - ice: fix potential NULL pointer deref in error path of ice_set_ringparam() (Jakub Ramaseuski)
    [RHEL-213003] {CVE-2026-53007}
    - ice: fix race condition in TX timestamp ring cleanup (Jakub Ramaseuski) [RHEL-213003] {CVE-2026-53008}
    - ice: Fix memory leak in ice_set_ringparam() (Jakub Ramaseuski) [RHEL-213003] {CVE-2026-23389}
    - ice: fix double-free of tx_buf skb (Jakub Ramaseuski) [RHEL-213003] {CVE-2026-53009}
    - ice: fix double free in ice_sf_eth_activate() error path (Jakub Ramaseuski) [RHEL-213003]
    {CVE-2026-46162}
    - ice: ptp: don't WARN when controlling PF is unavailable (Jakub Ramaseuski) [RHEL-213003]
    {CVE-2026-43346}
    - dpll: zl3073x: use __dpll_device_change_ntf() and remove change_work (Jakub Ramaseuski) [RHEL-213003]
    {CVE-2026-63977}

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle 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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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-23007");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/01/25");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/09/24");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/09/25");

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  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");

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}


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:"^9([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Oracle Linux 9.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 = ['5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8'];
  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-2026-71232');
    }
  }
  __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 = '5.14';
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': '9',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'kernel-cross-headers-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-headers-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-tools-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-tools-libs-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'libperf-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'perf-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'python3-perf-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'rtla-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'rv-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-abi-stablelists-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-core-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-cross-headers-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-debug-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-debug-core-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-debug-devel-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-debug-modules-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-debug-uki-virt-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-devel-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-devel-matched-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-headers-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-modules-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-modules-core-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-modules-extra-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-tools-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-tools-libs-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-uki-virt-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-uki-virt-addons-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'libperf-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'perf-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'python3-perf-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'rtla-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'rv-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
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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_WARNING,
      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');
}