A kernel security update has been released for AlmaLinux 9 to address three vulnerabilities: information leaks via transient execution on some AMD processors (CVE-2024-36350 and CVE-2024-36357), and a vulnerability in x86/vmscape (CVE-2025-40300).

ALSA-2025:19930: kernel security update (Moderate)

ALSA-2025:19930: kernel security update (Moderate)

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AlmaLinux: 9
Type: Security
Severity: Moderate
Release date: 2025-11-12

Summary:

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

Security Fix(es):

* kernel: information leak via transient execution vulnerability in some AMD processors (CVE-2024-36350)
* kernel: transient execution vulnerability in some AMD processors (CVE-2024-36357)
* kernel: x86/vmscape: Add conditional IBPB mitigation (CVE-2025-40300)

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-2025-19930.html

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