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Medium ALSA-2026:54246 2 CVEs

Moderate: kernel security update

Published Aug 12, 2026 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Summary

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

Security Fix(es):

* kernel: udf: fix partition descriptor append bookkeeping (CVE-2026-45991)
* kernel: ice: fix double-free of tx_buf skb (CVE-2026-53009)

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 25

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 8 bpftool 4.18.0-553.155.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel 4.18.0-553.155.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-abi-stablelists 4.18.0-553.155.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-core 4.18.0-553.155.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-cross-headers 4.18.0-553.155.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-debug 4.18.0-553.155.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-debug-core 4.18.0-553.155.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-debug-devel 4.18.0-553.155.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-debug-modules 4.18.0-553.155.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-debug-modules-extra 4.18.0-553.155.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-devel 4.18.0-553.155.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-doc 4.18.0-553.155.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-headers 4.18.0-553.155.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-modules 4.18.0-553.155.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-modules-extra 4.18.0-553.155.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-tools 4.18.0-553.155.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-tools-libs 4.18.0-553.155.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-tools-libs-devel 4.18.0-553.155.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-zfcpdump 4.18.0-553.155.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-zfcpdump-core 4.18.0-553.155.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-zfcpdump-devel 4.18.0-553.155.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-zfcpdump-modules 4.18.0-553.155.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra 4.18.0-553.155.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 perf 4.18.0-553.155.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 python3-perf 4.18.0-553.155.1.el8_10

Vulnerabilities 2

  • High 7.8

    udf: fix partition descriptor append bookkeeping

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: udf: fix partition descriptor append bookkeeping Mounting a crafted UDF image with repeated partition descriptors can trigger a heap out-of-bounds write in part_descs_loc[]. handle_partition_…

  • High 7.8

    ice: fix double-free of tx_buf skb

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: fix double-free of tx_buf skb If ice_tso() or ice_tx_csum() fail, the error path in ice_xmit_frame_ring() frees the skb, but the 'first' tx_buf still points to it and is marked as valid …

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-45991
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53009
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2482113
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2492390
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2026-54246.html