RHEL 8 : kernel (RHSA-2026:35863)

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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:35863. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc.
##

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  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/07/06");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2026-23270",
    "CVE-2026-23455",
    "CVE-2026-31669",
    "CVE-2026-43125",
    "CVE-2026-43198",
    "CVE-2026-43279",
    "CVE-2026-43329",
    "CVE-2026-45852",
    "CVE-2026-46090",
    "CVE-2026-46181"
  );
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2026:35863");

  script_name(english:"RHEL 8 : kernel (RHSA-2026:35863)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as
referenced in the RHSA-2026:35863 advisory.

    The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.

    Security Fix(es):

    * kernel: Linux kernel: Use-after-free in traffic control (act_ct) may lead to denial of service or
    privilege escalation (CVE-2026-23270)

    * kernel: netfilter: nf_conntrack_h323: check for zero length in DecodeQ931() (CVE-2026-23455)

    * kernel: mptcp: fix slab-use-after-free in __inet_lookup_established (CVE-2026-31669)

    * kernel: ALSA: usb-audio: Add sanity check for OOB writes at silencing (CVE-2026-43279)

    * kernel: tcp: fix potential race in tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock() (CVE-2026-43198)

    * kernel: dlm: validate length in dlm_search_rsb_tree (CVE-2026-43125)

    * kernel: netfilter: flowtable: strictly check for maximum number of actions (CVE-2026-43329)

    * kernel: ALSA: aloop: Fix peer runtime UAF during format-change stop (CVE-2026-46090)

    * kernel: RDMA/rxe: Fix double free in rxe_srq_from_init (CVE-2026-45852)

    * kernel: RDMA/mlx4: Fix mis-use of RCU in mlx4_srq_event() (CVE-2026-46181)

    Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

    * NVMe-FC: Panic during NVMe Controller Reset tests (JIRA:RHEL-178449)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and
    other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise 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:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2448745");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2454810");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2461503");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2467215");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2467228");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2467234");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2468124");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2481980");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2482166");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2482532");
  # https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_35863.json
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?82c7f6cb");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:35863");
  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-2026-43198");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss3_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-31669");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_cwe_id(125, 130, 364, 366, 416, 763, 770, 787, 821);
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_severity", value:"Important");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/03/18");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/07/06");
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include('rpm2.inc');
include('rhel.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) || 'Red Hat' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Red Hat');
if (!rhel_check_release(operator: 'eq', os_version: os_version, rhel_version: '8.8')) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat 8.8', 'Red Hat ' + 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$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu && 'ppc' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Red Hat', 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-2026-23270', 'CVE-2026-23455', 'CVE-2026-31669', 'CVE-2026-43125', 'CVE-2026-43198', 'CVE-2026-43279', 'CVE-2026-43329', 'CVE-2026-45852', 'CVE-2026-46090', 'CVE-2026-46181');
  if (ksplice_cves_check(cve_list))
  {
    audit(AUDIT_PATCH_INSTALLED, livepatch_source + ' hotfix for RHSA-2026:35863');
  }
  else
  {
    __rpm_report = ksplice_reporting_text();
  }
}

var constraints = [
  {
    'release': '8',
    'sp': '8',
    'repo_relative_urls': [
      'content/e4s/rhel8/8.8/ppc64le/baseos/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel8/8.8/ppc64le/baseos/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel8/8.8/ppc64le/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel8/8.8/x86_64/baseos/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel8/8.8/x86_64/baseos/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel8/8.8/x86_64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/extended-eus/rhel8/8.8/x86_64/baseos/debug',
      'content/extended-eus/rhel8/8.8/x86_64/baseos/os',
      'content/extended-eus/rhel8/8.8/x86_64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/tus/rhel8/8.8/x86_64/baseos/debug',
      'content/tus/rhel8/8.8/x86_64/baseos/os',
      'content/tus/rhel8/8.8/x86_64/baseos/source/SRPMS'
    ],
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'bpftool-4.18.0-477.150.1.el8_8', 'sp':'8', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'bpftool-4.18.0-477.150.1.el8_8', 'sp':'8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-4.18.0-477.150.1.el8_8', 'sp':'8', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-4.18.0-477.150.1.el8_8', 'sp':'8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-core-4.18.0-477.150.1.el8_8', 'sp':'8', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-core-4.18.0-477.150.1.el8_8', 'sp':'8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-debug-4.18.0-477.150.1.el8_8', 'sp':'8', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-debug-4.18.0-477.150.1.el8_8', 'sp':'8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-debug-core-4.18.0-477.150.1.el8_8', 'sp':'8', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-debug-core-4.18.0-477.150.1.el8_8', 'sp':'8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-debug-devel-4.18.0-477.150.1.el8_8', 'sp':'8', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-debug-devel-4.18.0-477.150.1.el8_8', 'sp':'8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-debug-modules-4.18.0-477.150.1.el8_8', 'sp':'8', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-debug-modules-4.18.0-477.150.1.el8_8', 'sp':'8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-477.150.1.el8_8', 'sp':'8', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-477.150.1.el8_8', 'sp':'8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-devel-4.18.0-477.150.1.el8_8', 'sp':'8', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-devel-4.18.0-477.150.1.el8_8', 'sp':'8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-modules-4.18.0-477.150.1.el8_8', 'sp':'8', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-modules-4.18.0-477.150.1.el8_8', 'sp':'8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-modules-extra-4.18.0-477.150.1.el8_8', 'sp':'8', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-modules-extra-4.18.0-477.150.1.el8_8', 'sp':'8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-tools-4.18.0-477.150.1.el8_8', 'sp':'8', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-tools-4.18.0-477.150.1.el8_8', 'sp':'8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-tools-libs-4.18.0-477.150.1.el8_8', 'sp':'8', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-tools-libs-4.18.0-477.150.1.el8_8', 'sp':'8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'perf-4.18.0-477.150.1.el8_8', 'sp':'8', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'perf-4.18.0-477.150.1.el8_8', 'sp':'8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'python3-perf-4.18.0-477.150.1.el8_8', 'sp':'8', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'python3-perf-4.18.0-477.150.1.el8_8', 'sp':'8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
    ]
  }
];

var applicable_repo_urls = rhel_determine_applicable_repository_urls(constraints:constraints);
if(applicable_repo_urls == RHEL_REPOS_NO_OVERLAP_MESSAGE) exit(0, RHEL_REPO_NOT_ENABLED);

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 repo_relative_urls;
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;
  }

  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['repo_relative_urls'])) repo_relative_urls = constraint['repo_relative_urls'];

  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 &&
        rhel_decide_repo_relative_url_check(required_repo_url_list:repo_relative_urls) &&
        (applicable_repo_urls || (!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)
{
  var subscription_caveat = '\n' +
    'NOTE: This vulnerability check contains fixes that apply to\n' +
    'packages only available in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux\n' +
    'Telco Extended Update Support or Update Services for SAP Solutions repositories.\n' +
    'Access to these repositories requires a paid RHEL subscription.\n';
  var extra = NULL;
  if (isnull(applicable_repo_urls) || !applicable_repo_urls) extra = subscription_caveat + rpm_report_get() + redhat_report_repo_caveat();
  else extra = subscription_caveat + rpm_report_get();
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : extra
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'bpftool / kernel / kernel-core / kernel-debug / kernel-debug-core / etc');
}