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AlmaLinux 9 : kernel (ALSA-2025:2627)

high Nessus Plugin ID 232729

Synopsis

The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2025:2627 advisory.

 * kernel: ACPI: extlog: fix NULL pointer dereference check (CVE-2023-52605)
 * kernel: vsock/virtio: Initialization of the dangling pointer occurring in vsk->trans (CVE-2024-50264)
 * kernel: HID: core: zero-initialize the report buffer (CVE-2024-50302)
 * kernel: can: bcm: Fix UAF in bcm_proc_show() (CVE-2023-52922)
 * kernel: mm: fix NULL pointer dereference in alloc_pages_bulk_noprof (CVE-2024-53113)
 * kernel: ALSA: usb-audio: Fix potential out-of-bound accesses for Extigy and Mbox devices (CVE-2024-53197)

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.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2025-2627.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2627

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 232729

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2025-2627.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 3/14/2025

Updated: 3/14/2025

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-50264

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-cross-headers, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-modules-extra, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::appstream, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:libperf, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-uki-virt-addons, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:rtla, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:rv, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::supplementary, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-kvm, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::resilientstorage, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap_hana, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-kvm, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-core, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::crb, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-devel, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::realtime, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3-perf, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-uki-virt, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-tools-libs, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-abi-stablelists, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-uki-virt, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::baseos

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/11/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/27/2023

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 3/25/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-52605, CVE-2023-52922, CVE-2024-50264, CVE-2024-50302, CVE-2024-53113, CVE-2024-53197

CWE: 416, 476, 908

RHSA: 2025:2627