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High ALSA-2026:45114 7 CVEs

Important: kernel security update

Published Jul 24, 2026 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Summary

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

Security Fix(es):

* kernel: fs/notify: call exportfs_encode_fid with s_umount (CVE-2025-40237)
* kernel: scsi: core: Wake up the error handler when final completions race against each other (CVE-2026-23110)
* kernel: rtnetlink: add missing netlink_ns_capable() check for peer netns (CVE-2026-31692)
* kernel: net: ipv6: fix NOREF dst use in seg6 and rpl lwtunnels (CVE-2026-46099)
* kernel: futex: Drop CLONE_THREAD requirement for private default hash alloc (CVE-2026-52973)
* kernel: dm log: fix out-of-bounds write due to region_count overflow (CVE-2026-53059)

Fixed packages 75

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-64k 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-64k-core 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-64k-debug 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-64k-debug-core 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-64k-debug-devel 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-64k-debug-modules 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-64k-debug-modules-core 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-64k-devel 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-64k-devel-matched 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-64k-modules 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-64k-modules-core 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-64k-modules-extra 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-abi-stablelists 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-core 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-cross-headers 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-debug 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-debug-core 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-debug-devel 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-debug-devel-matched 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-debug-modules 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-debug-modules-core 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-debug-modules-extra 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-debug-uki-virt 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-devel 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-devel-matched 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-doc 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-headers 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-modules 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-modules-core 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-modules-extra 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-modules-extra-matched 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-rt 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-rt-64k 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-rt-64k-core 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-rt-64k-debug 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-rt-64k-debug-core 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-rt-64k-debug-devel 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-core 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-extra 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-rt-64k-devel 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-rt-64k-modules 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-rt-64k-modules-core 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-rt-64k-modules-extra 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-rt-core 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-rt-debug 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-rt-debug-core 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-rt-debug-devel 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-rt-debug-modules 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-rt-debug-modules-core 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-rt-devel 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-rt-modules 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-rt-modules-core 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-rt-modules-extra 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-tools 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-tools-libs 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-tools-libs-devel 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-uki-virt 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-uki-virt-addons 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-zfcpdump 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-zfcpdump-core 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-zfcpdump-devel 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-zfcpdump-modules 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 libperf 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 perf 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 python3-perf 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 rtla 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2
AlmaLinux · 10 rv 6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_2

Vulnerabilities 7

  • High 8.8
    CVE-2026-64561 Public exploit

    KVM: x86: Check for invalid/obsolete root *after* making MMU pages available

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: x86: Check for invalid/obsolete root *after* making MMU pages available Check for a "stale" page fault, i.e. for an invalid and/or obsolete root, after making MMU pages available for the…

  • High 8.1

    net: ipv6: fix NOREF dst use in seg6 and rpl lwtunnels

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ipv6: fix NOREF dst use in seg6 and rpl lwtunnels seg6_input_core() and rpl_input() call ip6_route_input() which sets a NOREF dst on the skb, then pass it to dst_cache_set_ip6() invoking…

  • High 7.8

    futex: Drop CLONE_THREAD requirement for private default hash alloc

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: futex: Drop CLONE_THREAD requirement for private default hash alloc Currently need_futex_hash_allocate_default() depends on strict pthread semantics, abusing CLONE_THREAD. This breaks the non…

  • Medium 6.3

    dm log: fix out-of-bounds write due to region_count overflow

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm log: fix out-of-bounds write due to region_count overflow The local variable region_count in create_log_context() is declared as unsigned int (32-bit), but dm_sector_div_up() returns secto…

  • Unscored —

    fs/notify: call exportfs_encode_fid with s_umount

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/notify: call exportfs_encode_fid with s_umount Calling intotify_show_fdinfo() on fd watching an overlayfs inode, while the overlayfs is being unmounted, can lead to dereferencing NULL ptr.…

  • Unscored —

    scsi: core: Wake up the error handler when final completions race against each other

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: core: Wake up the error handler when final completions race against each other The fragile ordering between marking commands completed or failed so that the error handler only wakes whe…

  • Unscored —

    rtnetlink: add missing netlink_ns_capable() check for peer netns

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rtnetlink: add missing netlink_ns_capable() check for peer netns rtnl_newlink() lacks a CAP_NET_ADMIN capability check on the peer network namespace when creating paired devices (veth, vxcan,…

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40237
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23110
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-31692
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46099
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-52973
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53059
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2418829
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2436755
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2464093
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2481972
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2492277
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2492413
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/10/ALSA-2026-45114.html
  • report
    https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-64561.html