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AlmaLinux has released several important security updates for kernel and kernel-rt packages to address various vulnerabilities. The first update (ALSA-2025:15429) fixes two vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel, including a buffer overflow during udmabuf creation (CVE-2025-37803). The second update (ALSA-2025:15661) addresses four additional security issues, including the use-after-free and double-free on init error (CVE-2025-22097), while the third update (ALSA-2025:15786) fixes three vulnerabilities in kernel-rt packages.

ALSA-2025:15429: kernel security update (Important)
ALSA-2025:15661: kernel security update (Important)
ALSA-2025:15786: kernel-rt security update (Important)



ALSA-2025:15429: kernel security update (Important)


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AlmaLinux: 9
Type: Security
Severity: Important
Release date: 2025-09-15

Summary:

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

Security Fix(es):

* kernel: udmabuf: fix a buf size overflow issue during udmabuf creation (CVE-2025-37803)
* kernel: idpf: convert control queue mutex to a spinlock (CVE-2025-38392)

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.

Full details, updated packages, references, and other related information: https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2025-15429.html

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ALSA-2025:15661: kernel security update (Important)


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AlmaLinux: 9
Type: Security
Severity: Important
Release date: 2025-09-16

Summary:

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

Security Fix(es):

* kernel: drm/vkms: Fix use after free and double free on init error (CVE-2025-22097)
* kernel: scsi: lpfc: Use memcpy() for BIOS version (CVE-2025-38332)
* kernel: posix-cpu-timers: fix race between handle_posix_cpu_timers() and posix_cpu_timer_del() (CVE-2025-38352)
* kernel: drm/gem: Acquire references on GEM handles for framebuffers (CVE-2025-38449)

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.

Full details, updated packages, references, and other related information: https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2025-15661.html

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ALSA-2025:15786: kernel-rt security update (Important)


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AlmaLinux: 8
Type: Security
Severity: Important
Release date: 2025-09-15

Summary:

The kernel-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables fine-tuning for systems with extremely high determinism requirements.

Security Fix(es):

* kernel: net/sched: Always pass notifications when child class becomes empty (CVE-2025-38350)
* kernel: idpf: convert control queue mutex to a spinlock (CVE-2025-38392)
* kernel: drm/gem: Acquire references on GEM handles for framebuffers (CVE-2025-38449)

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.

Full details, updated packages, references, and other related information: https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2025-15786.html

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