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AlmaLinux released a major security update to patch critical vulnerabilities across numerous system packages. The errata addresses severe memory corruption bugs and command injection flaws inside the Linux kernel, OpenSSL toolkit, and PostgreSQL database engine. Administrators need to apply these fixes right away since outdated systems face serious exposure to remote code execution and privilege escalation threats. Detailed vulnerability reports plus direct installation guides for AlmaLinux 8 and 10 are available through the official tracking portal.

ALSA-2026:26532: dracut security update (Important)
ALSA-2026:26562: xorg-x11-server-Xwayland security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Important)
ALSA-2026:26408: rsync security update (Important)
ALSA-2026:26352: opencryptoki security update (Moderate)
ALSA-2026:26181: postgresql:15 security update (Important)
ALSA-2026:26335: hplip security update (Important)
ALSA-2026:26275: openssl security update (Important)
ALSA-2026:26354: libxml2 security update (Low)
ALSA-2026:26347: libpng15 security update (Moderate)
ALSA-2026:26348: libpng12 security update (Moderate)
ALSA-2026:26428: kernel-rt security update (Important)
ALSA-2026:26355: libxslt security update (Moderate)
ALSA-2026:26427: kernel security update (Important)
ALSA-2026:26332: rsync security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Important)




ALSA-2026:26532: dracut security update (Important)


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AlmaLinux: 10
Type: Security
Severity: Important
Release date: 2026-06-17

Summary:

The dracut packages contain an event-driven initial RAM file system (initramfs) generator infrastructure based on the udev device manager. The virtual file system, initramfs, is loaded together with the kernel at boot time and initializes the system, so it can read and boot from the root partition.

Security Fix(es):

* dracut: dracut: Root code execution via DHCP options command injection (CVE-2026-6893)

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-2026-26532.html

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ALSA-2026:26562: xorg-x11-server-Xwayland security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Important)


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AlmaLinux: 8
Type: Security
Severity: Important
Release date: 2026-06-17

Summary:

Xwayland is an X server for running X clients under Wayland.

Security Fix(es):

* xorg-x11-server: xorg-x11-server-Xwayland: xorg-x11-server: stack buffer overflow in font alias resolution due to libXfont2 name length mismatch (CVE-2026-50256)
* xorg-x11-server: xorg-x11-server-Xwayland: xorg-x11-server: use-after-free in miSyncDestroyFence() (CVE-2026-50257)
* xorg-x11-server: xorg-x11-server-Xwayland: xorg-x11-server: stack buffer overflow in XKB key types due to unchecked shift levels (CVE-2026-50258)
* xorg-x11-server: xorg-x11-server-Xwayland: xorg-x11-server: stack buffer overflow in XKB SetMap request via mapWidths indexing (CVE-2026-50259)
* xorg-x11-server: xorg-x11-server-Xwayland: xorg-x11-server: use-after-free in FreeCounter() (CVE-2026-50260)
* xorg-x11-server: xorg-x11-server-Xwayland: xorg-x11-server: use-after-free in SyncChangeCounter() (CVE-2026-50261)
* xorg-x11-server: xorg-x11-server-Xwayland: xorg-x11-server: out-of-bounds read/write in GLX ChangeDrawableAttributes (CVE-2026-50262)
* xorg-x11-server: xorg-x11-server-Xwayland: xorg-x11-server: use-after-free information disclosure in CreateSaverWindow() (CVE-2026-50263)
* xorg-x11-server: xorg-x11-server-Xwayland: xorg-x11-server: out-of-bounds heap write in DRI2 DRIGetBuffers/DRIGetBuffersWithFormat (CVE-2026-50264)

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

* [xwayland] Backport other security fixes without a CVE assigned [almalinux-8.10.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-184293)

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-2026-26562.html

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ALSA-2026:26408: rsync security update (Important)


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AlmaLinux: 8
Type: Security
Severity: Important
Release date: 2026-06-17

Summary:

The rsync utility enables the users to copy and synchronize files locally or across a network. Synchronization with rsync is fast because rsync only sends the differences in files over the network instead of sending whole files. The rsync utility is also used as a mirroring tool.

Security Fix(es):

* rsync: rsync: Remote memory disclosure via integer overflow in compressed-token decoding (CVE-2026-43618)
* rsync: TOCTOU symlink race condition allowing local privilege escalation in daemon mode without chroot. (CVE-2026-29518)

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-2026-26408.html

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ALSA-2026:26352: opencryptoki security update (Moderate)


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AlmaLinux: 8
Type: Security
Severity: Moderate
Release date: 2026-06-17

Summary:

The opencryptoki packages contain version 2.11 of the PKCS#11 API, implemented for IBM Cryptocards, such as IBM 4764 and 4765 crypto cards. These packages includes support for the IBM 4758 Cryptographic CoProcessor (with the PKCS#11 firmware loaded), the IBM eServer Cryptographic Accelerator (FC 4960 on IBM eServer System p), the IBM Crypto Express2 (FC 0863 or FC 0870 on IBM System z), and the IBM CP Assist for Cryptographic Function (FC 3863 on IBM System z). The opencryptoki packages also bring a software token implementation that can be used without any cryptographic hardware. These packages contain the Slot Daemon (pkcsslotd) and general utilities.

Security Fix(es):

* openCryptoki: openCryptoki: Information disclosure and Denial of Service via malformed BER-encoded cryptographic objects (CVE-2026-40253)

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-2026-26352.html

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ALSA-2026:26181: postgresql:15 security update (Important)


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AlmaLinux: 8
Type: Security
Severity: Important
Release date: 2026-06-17

Summary:

PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system (DBMS).

Security Fix(es):

* postgresql: PostgreSQL: Credential recovery via covert timing channel in MD5 password comparison (CVE-2026-6478)
* postgresql: integer overflow can cause an undersized allocation and an out-of-bounds write (CVE-2026-6473)

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-2026-26181.html

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ALSA-2026:26335: hplip security update (Important)


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AlmaLinux: 8
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Severity: Important
Release date: 2026-06-17

Summary:

The hplip packages contain the Hewlett-Packard Linux Imaging and Printing Project (HPLIP), which provides drivers for Hewlett-Packard printers and multi-function peripherals.

Security Fix(es):

* HPLIP: HPLIP: Privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution via operating system command injection (CVE-2026-8632)
* HPLIP: HPLIP: Arbitrary code execution and privilege escalation via integer overflow in hpcups (CVE-2026-8631)

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-2026-26335.html

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ALSA-2026:26275: openssl security update (Important)


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AlmaLinux: 8
Type: Security
Severity: Important
Release date: 2026-06-17

Summary:

OpenSSL is a toolkit that implements the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocols, as well as a full-strength general-purpose cryptography library.

Security Fix(es):

* openssl: Use After Free with SSL_free_buffers (CVE-2024-4741)
* openssl: Heap Use-After-Free in OpenSSL PKCS7_verify() (CVE-2026-45447)

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-2026-26275.html

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ALSA-2026:26354: libxml2 security update (Low)


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AlmaLinux: 8
Type: Security
Severity: Low
Release date: 2026-06-17

Summary:

The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards.

Security Fix(es):

* libxml2: buffer over-read in xmlHTMLPrintFileContext in xmllint.c (CVE-2024-34459)

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.

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ALSA-2026:26347: libpng15 security update (Moderate)


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AlmaLinux: 8
Type: Security
Severity: Moderate
Release date: 2026-06-17

Summary:

The libpng15 package provides libpng 1.5, an older version of the libpng. library for manipulating PNG (Portable Network Graphics) image format files. This version should be used only if you are unable to use the current version of libpng.

Security Fix(es):

* libpng: libpng: Arbitrary code execution due to use-after-free vulnerability (CVE-2026-33416)

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.

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ALSA-2026:26348: libpng12 security update (Moderate)


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AlmaLinux: 8
Type: Security
Severity: Moderate
Release date: 2026-06-17

Summary:

The libpng12 package provides libpng 1.2, which is the previous version of the libpng library for manipulating PNG (Portable Network Graphics) image format files. This version should be used in case that it is not possible to use the current version of libpng.

Security Fix(es):

* libpng: libpng: Arbitrary code execution due to use-after-free vulnerability (CVE-2026-33416)

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.

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ALSA-2026:26428: kernel-rt security update (Important)


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AlmaLinux: 8
Type: Security
Severity: Important
Release date: 2026-06-17

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: mptcp: fix slab-use-after-free in __inet_lookup_established (CVE-2026-31669)
* kernel: xen/privcmd: fix double free via VMA splitting (CVE-2026-31787)
* kernel: Buffer overflow in drivers/xen/sys-hypervisor.c (CVE-2026-31786)
* kernel: wifi: brcmfmac: validate bsscfg indices in IF events (CVE-2026-43110)
* kernel: netfilter: flowtable: strictly check for maximum number of actions (CVE-2026-43329)
* kernel: Bluetooth: hci_event: fix potential UAF in SSP passkey handlers (CVE-2026-46056)
* kernel: wifi: mac80211: drop stray 'static' from fast-RX rx_result (CVE-2026-46152)
* kernel: wifi: mac80211: remove station if connection prep fails (CVE-2026-46125)

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.

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ALSA-2026:26355: libxslt security update (Moderate)


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AlmaLinux: 8
Type: Security
Severity: Moderate
Release date: 2026-06-17

Summary:

libxslt is a library for transforming XML files into other textual formats (including HTML, plain text, and other XML representations of the underlying data) using the standard XSLT stylesheet transformation mechanism.

Security Fix(es):

* libxslt: use-after-free with key data stored cross-RVT (CVE-2025-10911)

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ALSA-2026:26427: kernel security update (Important)


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AlmaLinux: 8
Type: Security
Severity: Important
Release date: 2026-06-17

Summary:

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

Security Fix(es):

* kernel: mptcp: fix slab-use-after-free in __inet_lookup_established (CVE-2026-31669)
* kernel: xen/privcmd: fix double free via VMA splitting (CVE-2026-31787)
* kernel: Buffer overflow in drivers/xen/sys-hypervisor.c (CVE-2026-31786)
* kernel: wifi: brcmfmac: validate bsscfg indices in IF events (CVE-2026-43110)
* kernel: netfilter: flowtable: strictly check for maximum number of actions (CVE-2026-43329)
* kernel: Bluetooth: hci_event: fix potential UAF in SSP passkey handlers (CVE-2026-46056)
* kernel: wifi: mac80211: drop stray 'static' from fast-RX rx_result (CVE-2026-46152)
* kernel: wifi: mac80211: remove station if connection prep fails (CVE-2026-46125)

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-2026-26427.html

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ALSA-2026:26332: rsync security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Important)


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AlmaLinux: 10
Type: Security
Severity: Important
Release date: 2026-06-17

Summary:

The rsync utility enables the users to copy and synchronize files locally or across a network. Synchronization with rsync is fast because rsync only sends the differences in files over the network instead of sending whole files. The rsync utility is also used as a mirroring tool.

Security Fix(es):

* rsync: rsync: Remote memory disclosure via integer overflow in compressed-token decoding (CVE-2026-43618)
* rsync: TOCTOU symlink race condition allowing local privilege escalation in daemon mode without chroot. (CVE-2026-29518)

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

* Rebase rsync to version 3.4.4 in AlmaLinux10 (JIRA:AlmaLinux-181630)

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-2026-26332.html

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