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AlmaLinux has issued a batch of critical security patches for versions eight and ten that target serious vulnerabilities across the Linux kernel and several essential network services. These updates address dangerous flaws in BIND and Unbound DNS resolvers that could allow attackers to crash servers or exhaust system memory. Administrators should prioritize applying the kernel fixes immediately because the patches resolve numerous memory corruption bugs and privilege escalation risks that threaten system stability. You can download the corrected packages and review the full technical documentation through the official AlmaLinux errata portal.

ALSA-2026:24365: unbound security update (Important)
ALSA-2026:18134: kernel security update (Moderate)
ALSA-2026:23329: kernel security update (Important)
ALSA-2026:21557: kernel security update (Important)
ALSA-2026:24338: bind security update (Important)
ALSA-2026:19569: kernel security update (Important)
ALSA-2026:24340: frr security update (Important)




ALSA-2026:24365: unbound security update (Important)


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AlmaLinux: 8
Type: Security
Severity: Important
Release date: 2026-06-08

Summary:

The unbound packages provide a validating, recursive, and caching DNS or DNSSEC resolver.

Security Fix(es):

* unbound: Heap overflow and crash with multiple nsid, cookie, padding EDNS options (CVE-2026-42944)
* unbound: Unbound DNSSEC Validator Denial of Service via Incorrect Write Offset Counter in Chase-Reply Messages (CVE-2026-42959)

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-2026-24365.html

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ALSA-2026:18134: kernel security update (Moderate)


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AlmaLinux: 10
Type: Security
Severity: Moderate
Release date: 2026-06-08

Summary:

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

Security Fix(es):

* kernel: tcp_bpf: Fix the sk_mem_uncharge logic in tcp_bpf_sendmsg (CVE-2024-56633)
* kernel: KVM: x86: Load DR6 with guest value only before entering .vcpu_run() loop (CVE-2025-21839)
* kernel: block: fix resource leak in blk_register_queue() error path (CVE-2025-37980)
* kernel: dmaengine: idxd: fix memory leak in error handling path of idxd_alloc (CVE-2025-38015)
* kernel: espintcp: remove encap socket caching to avoid reference leak (CVE-2025-38097)
* kernel: bpf: fix ktls panic with sockmap (CVE-2025-38166)
* kernel: bpf: Check rcu_read_lock_trace_held() in bpf_map_lookup_percpu_elem() (CVE-2025-38202)
* kernel: bpf: Do not include stack ptr register in precision backtracking bookkeeping (CVE-2025-38279)
* kernel: ring-buffer: Do not trigger WARN_ON() due to a commit_overrun (CVE-2025-38267)
* kernel: phy: qcom-qmp-usb: Fix an NULL vs IS_ERR() bug (CVE-2025-38275)
* kernel: ftrace: Fix UAF when lookup kallsym after ftrace disabled (CVE-2025-38346)
* kernel: ACPICA: fix acpi operand cache leak in dswstate.c (CVE-2025-38345)
* kernel: nvmet: fix memory leak of bio integrity (CVE-2025-38405)
* kernel: netfilter: flowtable: account for Ethernet header in nf_flow_pppoe_proto() (CVE-2025-38441)
* kernel: net: vlan: fix VLAN 0 refcount imbalance of toggling filtering during runtime (CVE-2025-38470)
* kernel: fs: writeback: fix use-after-free in __mark_inode_dirty() (CVE-2025-39866)
* kernel: PCI/AER: Avoid NULL pointer dereference in aer_ratelimit() (CVE-2025-40034)
* kernel: dm: fix NULL pointer dereference in __dm_suspend() (CVE-2025-40134)
* kernel: Revert "NFSD: Remove the cap on number of operations per NFSv4 COMPOUND" (CVE-2025-40210)
* kernel: Linux kernel MPTCP: Privilege escalation or denial of service via use-after-free in timer handling (CVE-2025-40257)
* kernel: smb: client: fix potential cfid UAF in smb2_query_info_compound (CVE-2025-40320)
* kernel: wifi: mac80211_hwsim: fix typo in frequency notification (CVE-2026-23040)
* kernel: Kernel: Privilege escalation or denial of service in nf_tables via inverted element activity check (CVE-2026-23111)
* kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of Service in ice driver due to race condition during VSI rebuild (CVE-2026-23210)
* kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of service and memory corruption in RDMA umad (CVE-2026-23243)

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.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

Full details, updated packages, references, and other related information: https://errata.almalinux.org/10/ALSA-2026-18134.html

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ALSA-2026:23329: kernel security update (Important)


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AlmaLinux: 10
Type: Security
Severity: Important
Release date: 2026-06-08

Summary:

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

Security Fix(es):

* kernel: proc: use the same treatment to check proc_lseek as ones for proc_read_iter et.al (CVE-2025-38653)
* kernel: nbd: defer config unlock in nbd_genl_connect (CVE-2025-68366)
* kernel: smb: client: fix OOB reads parsing symlink error response (CVE-2026-31613)
* kernel: smb: client: validate the whole DACL before rewriting it in cifsacl (CVE-2026-31709)
* kernel: netfilter: flowtable: strictly check for maximum number of actions (CVE-2026-43329)
* kernel: Bluetooth: hci_sync: Fix UAF in le_read_features_complete (CVE-2026-43322)
* kernel: Linux kernel: smb: client: reject userspace cifs.spnego descriptions (CVE-2026-46243)

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/10/ALSA-2026-23329.html

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ALSA-2026:21557: kernel security update (Important)


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AlmaLinux: 10
Type: Security
Severity: Important
Release date: 2026-06-08

Summary:

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

Security Fix(es):

* kernel: can: j1939: j1939_session_new(): fix skb reference counting (CVE-2024-56645)
* kernel: ima: don't clear IMA_DIGSIG flag when setting or removing non-IMA xattr (CVE-2025-68183)
* kernel: mm: thp: deny THP for files on anonymous inodes (CVE-2026-23375)
* kernel: netfilter: nf_tables: release flowtable after rcu grace period on error (CVE-2026-23392)
* kernel: netfilter: nf_conntrack_h323: check for zero length in DecodeQ931() (CVE-2026-23455)
* kernel: net: sched: act_csum: validate nested VLAN headers (CVE-2026-31684)
* kernel: netfilter: ip6t_eui64: reject invalid MAC header for all packets (CVE-2026-31685)
* kernel: netfilter: nf_conntrack_helper: pass helper to expect cleanup (CVE-2026-43027)
* kernel: io_uring/rsrc: reject zero-length fixed buffer import (CVE-2026-43006)
* kernel: Bluetooth: MGMT: validate LTK enc_size on load (CVE-2026-43020)
* kernel: HID: wacom: fix out-of-bounds read in wacom_intuos_bt_irq (CVE-2026-43051)
* kernel: Bluetooth: SCO: fix race conditions in sco_sock_connect() (CVE-2026-43023)
* kernel: netfilter: ctnetlink: ensure safe access to master conntrack (CVE-2026-43116)
* kernel: wifi: brcmfmac: validate bsscfg indices in IF events (CVE-2026-43110)
* kernel: netfilter: xt_tcpmss: check remaining length before reading optlen (CVE-2026-43190)
* kernel: Linux kernel dpaa2-switch: Kernel memory corruption via out-of-bounds write (CVE-2026-43205)
* kernel: xfs: fix freemap adjustments when adding xattrs to leaf blocks (CVE-2026-43158)
* kernel: mm/page_alloc: clear page->private in free_pages_prepare() (CVE-2026-43303)

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/10/ALSA-2026-21557.html

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ALSA-2026:24338: bind security update (Important)


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AlmaLinux: 10
Type: Security
Severity: Important
Release date: 2026-06-08

Summary:

The Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) is an implementation of the Domain Name System (DNS) protocols. BIND includes a DNS server (named); a resolver library (routines for applications to use when interfacing with DNS); and tools for verifying that the DNS server is operating correctly.

Security Fix(es):

* bind: BIND 9 server memory exhaustion during GSS-API TKEY negotiation (CVE-2026-3039)
* bind: BIND: Denial of Service via specially crafted DNS messages (CVE-2026-5946)

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/10/ALSA-2026-24338.html

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ALSA-2026:19569: kernel security update (Important)


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AlmaLinux: 10
Type: Security
Severity: Important
Release date: 2026-06-07

Summary:

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

Security Fix(es):

* kernel: net: af_can: do not leave a dangling sk pointer in can_create() (CVE-2024-56603)
* kernel: net/sched: Make cake_enqueue return NET_XMIT_CN when past buffer_limit (CVE-2025-39766)
* kernel: crypto: asymmetric_keys - prevent overflow in asymmetric_key_generate_id (CVE-2025-68724)
* kernel: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix improper freeing of purex item (CVE-2025-68741)
* kernel: Linux kernel: Use-after-free in traffic control (act_ct) may lead to denial of service or privilege escalation (CVE-2026-23270)
* kernel: Linux kernel KVM: Privilege escalation or denial of service due to improper shadow page table entry handling (CVE-2026-23401)
* kernel: nfsd: fix heap overflow in NFSv4.0 LOCK replay cache (CVE-2026-31402)
* kernel: Bluetooth: SCO: Fix use-after-free in sco_recv_frame() due to missing sock_hold (CVE-2026-31408)
* kernel: usbip: validate number_of_packets in usbip_pack_ret_submit() (CVE-2026-31607)
* kernel: RDMA/umem: Fix double dma_buf_unpin in failure path (CVE-2026-43128)
* kernel: "Dirty Frag" is a new universal Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) vulnerability in the Linux kernel (CVE-2026-43284)
* kernel: "Fragnesia" is a variant of Dirty Frag vulnerability in the ESP/XFRM leading to Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) vulnerability in the Linux kernel (CVE-2026-46300)
* kernel: Read root-owned files as an unprivileged user (CVE-2026-46333)

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/10/ALSA-2026-19569.html

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ALSA-2026:24340: frr security update (Important)


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AlmaLinux: 8
Type: Security
Severity: Important
Release date: 2026-06-08

Summary:

FRRouting is free software that manages TCP/IP based routing protocols. It supports BGP4, OSPFv2, OSPFv3, ISIS, RIP, RIPng, PIM, NHRP, PBR, EIGRP and BFD.

Security Fix(es):

* frr: denial of service via crafted FlowSpec component (CVE-2026-37457)

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-2026-24340.html

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