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AlmaLinux issued eight security errata covering versions 8 through 10 of its operating system. The patches resolve critical flaws in the Linux kernel, Thunderbird email client, GStreamer media framework, and several Perl modules including DBI and Archive::Tar. Attackers could exploit buffer overflows and use-after-free conditions to execute arbitrary code or bypass sandbox restrictions on affected systems.

ALSA-2026:49668: p11-kit security update (Moderate)
ALSA-2026:49508: gstreamer1-plugins-good security update (Important)
ALSA-2026:49612: perl-DBI security update (Important)
ALSA-2026:49523: perl-Archive-Tar security update (Important)
ALSA-2026:49927: fence-agents security update (Moderate)
ALSA-2026:49857: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Moderate)
ALSA-2026:49851: kernel-rt security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Moderate)
ALSA-2026:49922: thunderbird security update (Important)




ALSA-2026:49668: p11-kit security update (Moderate)


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AlmaLinux: 10
Type: Security
Severity: Moderate
Release date: 2026-08-04

Summary:

The p11-kit packages provide a mechanism to manage PKCS#11 modules. The p11-kit-trust subpackage includes a PKCS#11 trust module that provides certificate anchors and black lists based on configuration files.

Security Fix(es):

* p11-kit: Stack exhaustion via unbounded recursion in RPC attribute parsing (CVE-2026-13757)

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-2026-49668.html

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ALSA-2026:49508: gstreamer1-plugins-good security update (Important)


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AlmaLinux: 10
Type: Security
Severity: Important
Release date: 2026-08-04

Summary:

GStreamer is a streaming media framework based on graphs of filters which operate on media data. The gstreamer1-plugins-good packages contain a collection of well-supported plug-ins of good quality and under the LGPL license.

Security Fix(es):

* gstreamer: GStreamer: Arbitrary code execution via stack-based buffer overflow in qtdemux (CVE-2026-5056)

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-2026-49508.html

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ALSA-2026:49612: perl-DBI security update (Important)


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AlmaLinux: 9
Type: Security
Severity: Important
Release date: 2026-08-04

Summary:

DBI is a database access Application Programming Interface (API) for the Perl Language. The DBI API Specification defines a set of functions, variables and conventions that provide a consistent database interface independent of the actual database being used.

Security Fix(es):

* DBI: DBI: Arbitrary code execution via caller-influenced Profile attribute (CVE-2026-14380)
* DBI: DBI: Heap overflow when preparsing SQL statements with excessive placeholders (CVE-2026-14739)

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-2026-49612.html

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ALSA-2026:49523: perl-Archive-Tar security update (Important)


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AlmaLinux: 10
Type: Security
Severity: Important
Release date: 2026-08-04

Summary:

Archive::Tar provides an object oriented mechanism for handling tar files. It provides class methods for quick and easy files handling while also allowing for the creation of tar file objects for custom manipulation. If you have the IO::Zlib module installed, Archive::Tar will also support compressed or gzipped tar files.

Security Fix(es):

* perl-Archive-Tar: perl-Archive-Tar: Denial of Service via crafted tar header with large entry size (CVE-2026-9538)

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-2026-49523.html

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ALSA-2026:49927: fence-agents security update (Moderate)


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AlmaLinux: 8
Type: Security
Severity: Moderate
Release date: 2026-08-04

Summary:

The fence-agents packages provide a collection of scripts for handling remote power management for cluster devices. They allow failed or unreachable nodes to be forcibly restarted and removed from the cluster.

Security Fix(es):

* urllib3: urllib3: Information disclosure via cross-origin redirects forwarding sensitive headers (CVE-2026-44431)

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-2026-49927.html

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ALSA-2026:49857: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Moderate)


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AlmaLinux: 8
Type: Security
Severity: Moderate
Release date: 2026-08-04

Summary:

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

Security Fix(es):

* kernel: ipc: limit next_id allocation to the valid ID range (CVE-2026-52923)

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

* AlmaLinux8.10 - KVM: s390: Limit adapter indicator access to mapped page (JIRA:AlmaLinux-183880)
* CIFS mounts do not work with the latest kernel (JIRA:AlmaLinux-213976)

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-2026-49857.html

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ALSA-2026:49851: kernel-rt security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Moderate)


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AlmaLinux: 8
Type: Security
Severity: Moderate
Release date: 2026-08-04

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: ipc: limit next_id allocation to the valid ID range (CVE-2026-52923)

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

* AlmaLinux8.10 - KVM: s390: Limit adapter indicator access to mapped page (JIRA:AlmaLinux-183880)
* CIFS mounts do not work with the latest kernel (JIRA:AlmaLinux-213976)

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-2026-49851.html

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ALSA-2026:49922: thunderbird security update (Important)


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AlmaLinux: 8
Type: Security
Severity: Important
Release date: 2026-08-04

Summary:

Mozilla Thunderbird is a standalone mail and newsgroup client.

Security Fix(es):

* firefox: thunderbird: Site isolation issue in the DOM: Navigation component (CVE-2026-15719)
* firefox: thunderbird: Invalid pointer in the JavaScript: WebAssembly component (CVE-2026-15718)
* firefox: thunderbird: Mitigation bypass in the Enterprise Policies component (CVE-2026-16390)
* firefox: thunderbird: Incorrect boundary conditions in the Audio/Video: cubeb component (CVE-2026-16350)
* firefox: thunderbird: Information disclosure in the Storage: IndexedDB component (CVE-2026-16391)
* firefox: thunderbird: Site isolation issue in the Networking: HTTP component (CVE-2026-16375)
* firefox: thunderbird: Sandbox escape due to use-after-free in the Disability Access APIs component (CVE-2026-16356)
* firefox: thunderbird: JIT miscompilation in the JavaScript: WebAssembly component (CVE-2026-16363)
* firefox: thunderbird: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox ESR 140.13 and Firefox 153 (CVE-2026-16412)
* firefox: thunderbird: Same-origin policy bypass in the Networking: DNS component (CVE-2026-16381)
* firefox: thunderbird: JIT miscompilation in the JavaScript Engine: JIT component (CVE-2026-16355)
* firefox: thunderbird: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox ESR 115.38 and Firefox ESR 140.13 (CVE-2026-16361)
* firefox: thunderbird: Sandbox escape due to use-after-free in the Disability Access APIs component (CVE-2026-16352)
* firefox: thunderbird: Incorrect boundary conditions in the JavaScript: WebAssembly component (CVE-2026-16368)
* firefox: thunderbird: Mitigation bypass in the PDF Viewer component (CVE-2026-16377)
* firefox: thunderbird: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox ESR 115.38, Firefox ESR 140.13 and Firefox 153 (CVE-2026-16360)
* firefox: thunderbird: Use-after-free in the WebRTC: Audio/Video component (CVE-2026-16362)
* firefox: thunderbird: Site isolation issue in the Graphics: WebRender component (CVE-2026-16358)
* firefox: thunderbird: Site isolation issue in the Networking component (CVE-2026-16387)
* firefox: thunderbird: Same-origin policy bypass in the DOM: Navigation component (CVE-2026-16349)
* firefox: thunderbird: Incorrect boundary conditions in the Graphics component (CVE-2026-16357)
* firefox: thunderbird: Sandbox escape due to use-after-free in the DOM: Navigation component (CVE-2026-16351)
* firefox: thunderbird: Privilege escalation in the DOM: Navigation component (CVE-2026-16371)
* firefox: thunderbird: Privilege escalation in the DOM: Content Processes component (CVE-2026-16379)
* firefox: thunderbird: Information disclosure in the Graphics: ImageLib component (CVE-2026-16354)
* firefox: thunderbird: Information disclosure in the Framework component in DevTools (CVE-2026-16374)
* firefox: thunderbird: Incorrect boundary conditions in the Audio/Video: GMP component (CVE-2026-16359)
* firefox: thunderbird: Mitigation bypass in the DOM: Networking component (CVE-2026-16383)
* firefox: thunderbird: Integer overflow in the JavaScript: WebAssembly component (CVE-2026-16369)
* firefox: thunderbird: Invalid pointer in the DOM: Bindings (WebIDL) component (CVE-2026-16353)
* firefox: thunderbird: Privilege escalation in WebExtensions (CVE-2026-16396)
* firefox: thunderbird: Information disclosure in the Networking: WebSockets component (CVE-2026-16405)
* thunderbird: Off-by-one out of bounds read in MIME header parser for forwarding (CVE-2026-14899)

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-2026-49922.html

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