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Medium ALSA-2026:3488 3 CVEs

Moderate: kernel security update

Published Mar 2, 2026 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Summary

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

Security Fix(es):

* kernel: smc: Use __sk_dst_get() and dst_dev_rcu() in smc_clc_prfx_match() (CVE-2025-40168)
* kernel: ipv6: BUG() in pskb_expand_head() as part of calipso_skbuff_setattr() (CVE-2025-71085)
* kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of Service due to a deadlock in hugetlb folio migration (CVE-2026-23097)

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.

Fixed packages 74

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-64k 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-64k-core 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-64k-debug 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-64k-debug-core 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-64k-debug-devel 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-64k-debug-modules 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-64k-debug-modules-core 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-64k-devel 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-64k-modules 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-64k-modules-core 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-64k-modules-extra 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-abi-stablelists 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-core 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-cross-headers 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-debug 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-debug-core 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-debug-devel 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-debug-devel-matched 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-debug-modules 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-debug-modules-core 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-debug-modules-extra 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-debug-uki-virt 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-devel 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-doc 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-headers 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-modules 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-modules-core 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-modules-extra 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-64k 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-64k-core 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-64k-debug 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-64k-debug-core 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-64k-debug-devel 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-core 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-extra 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-64k-devel 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-64k-modules 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-64k-modules-core 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-64k-modules-extra 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-debug 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-debug-devel 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-debug-modules-core 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-devel 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-rt-modules-extra 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-tools 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-tools-libs 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-tools-libs-devel 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-uki-virt 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-uki-virt-addons 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-zfcpdump 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-zfcpdump-core 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-zfcpdump-devel 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-zfcpdump-modules 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 libperf 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 perf 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 python3-perf 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 rtla 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux · 9 rv 5.14.0-611.36.1.el9_7

Vulnerabilities 3

  • High 8.1

    smc: Use __sk_dst_get() and dst_dev_rcu() in smc_clc_prfx_match().

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smc: Use __sk_dst_get() and dst_dev_rcu() in smc_clc_prfx_match(). smc_clc_prfx_match() is called from smc_listen_work() and not under RCU nor RTNL. Using sk_dst_get(sk)->dev could trigger UA…

  • High 7.5

    ipv6: BUG() in pskb_expand_head() as part of calipso_skbuff_setattr()

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: BUG() in pskb_expand_head() as part of calipso_skbuff_setattr() There exists a kernel oops caused by a BUG_ON(nhead < 0) at net/core/skbuff.c:2232 in pskb_expand_head(). This bug is tri…

  • Unscored —

    migrate: correct lock ordering for hugetlb file folios

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: migrate: correct lock ordering for hugetlb file folios Syzbot has found a deadlock (analyzed by Lance Yang): 1) Task (5749): Holds folio_lock, then tries to acquire i_mmap_rwsem(read lock). 2…

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40168
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-71085
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23097
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2414482
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2429026
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2436802
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2026-3488.html