In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Prevent bad count for tracing_cpumask_write If a large count is provided, it will trigger a warning in bitmap_parse_user. Also check zero for it.

The remote Oracle Linux 8 / 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2025-20095 advisory.

    - macsec: Fix use-after-free while sending the offloading packet (Jianbo Liu)  [Orabug: 37268700]     {CVE-2024-50261}
    - net/mlx5e: Fix CT entry update leaks of modify header context (Chris Mi)  [Orabug: 36948578]     {CVE-2024-43864}
    - net/mlx5: Fix missing lock on sync reset reload (Moshe Shemesh)  [Orabug: 36948578] {CVE-2024-42268}
    - mlxsw: core_linecards: Fix double memory deallocation in case of invalid INI file (Aleksandr Mishin)     [Orabug: 36948578] {CVE-2024-42138}
    - mlxsw: spectrum_buffers: Fix memory corruptions on Spectrum-4 systems (Ido Schimmel)  [Orabug: 36948578]     {CVE-2024-42073}
    - net: wwan: iosm: Fix tainted pointer delete is case of region creation fail (Aleksandr Mishin)  [Orabug:
    36948578] {CVE-2024-40939}
    - net/mlx5: Always stop health timer during driver removal (Shay Drory)  [Orabug: 36948578]     {CVE-2024-40906}

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.

An update of the linux package has been released.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
215966	Oracle Linux 8 / 9 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2025-20095)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	high
215210	Photon OS 4.0: Linux PHSA-2025-4.0-0742	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	high
214382	Photon OS 5.0: Linux PHSA-2025-5.0-0449	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	high

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