ALSA-2026:99015: Moderate: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Published Nov 11, 2026
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Updated

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

Security Fix(es):

kernel: drm/amdkfd: hold eventmutex while checkpointing CRIU events (CVE-2026-74446) kernel: drm/amdkfd: fix SMI event cross-process information leak (CVE-2026-97422) kernel: drm/amd/pm: bound ppdpmsetpptable() memcpy (CVE-2026-97427) kernel: drm/amdkfd: Check bounds for allocatesdmaqueue restoresdmaid (CVE-2026-97497) kernel: drm/amdgpu: validate and share PSP fwpribuf copies via pspcopyfw (CVE-2026-97494) kernel: drm/amdkfd: Check bounds on allocatedoorbell (CVE-2026-97495) kernel: drm/amdgpu: Bound GPIO I2C table entry count from VBIOS (CVE-2026-97493) kernel: drm/amdgpu: fix buffer overflow during vBIOS update (CVE-2026-97425) kernel: net/smc: protect clcsock lifetime in smcgetname (CVE-2026-99032) kernel: kernel: Denial of Service via use-after-free race condition in SCSI tape driver (CVE-2026-99156)

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

soft lockup occurs during iomapfinishioends (JIRA:RHEL-258946) gfs2: BUG during withdraw [AlmaLinux-8] (JIRA:RHEL-298310)

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.

Affected Software

25 affected componentsFixes available
almalinux/bpftool<4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
almalinux/kernel<4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
almalinux/kernel-abi-stablelists<4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
almalinux/kernel-core<4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
almalinux/kernel-cross-headers<4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
almalinux/kernel-debug<4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
almalinux/kernel-debug-core<4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
almalinux/kernel-debug-devel<4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
almalinux/kernel-debug-modules<4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
almalinux/kernel-debug-modules-extra<4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
almalinux/kernel-devel<4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
almalinux/kernel-doc<4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
almalinux/kernel-headers<4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
almalinux/kernel-modules<4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
almalinux/kernel-modules-extra<4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
almalinux/kernel-tools<4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
almalinux/kernel-tools-libs<4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
almalinux/kernel-tools-libs-devel<4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
almalinux/kernel-zfcpdump<4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
almalinux/kernel-zfcpdump-core<4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
almalinux/kernel-zfcpdump-devel<4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
almalinux/kernel-zfcpdump-modules<4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
almalinux/kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra<4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
almalinux/perf<4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
almalinux/python3-perf<4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/bpftool to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/kernel to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/kernel-abi-stablelists to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/kernel-core to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/kernel-cross-headers to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/kernel-debug to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/kernel-debug-core to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/kernel-debug-devel to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/kernel-debug-modules to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/kernel-debug-modules-extra to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/kernel-devel to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
  12. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/kernel-doc to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
  13. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/kernel-headers to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
  14. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/kernel-modules to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
  15. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/kernel-modules-extra to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
  16. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/kernel-tools to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
  17. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/kernel-tools-libs to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
  18. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/kernel-tools-libs-devel to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
  19. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/kernel-zfcpdump to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
  20. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/kernel-zfcpdump-core to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
  21. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/kernel-zfcpdump-devel to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
  22. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/kernel-zfcpdump-modules to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
  23. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
  24. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/perf to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10
  25. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/python3-perf to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.18.0-553.186.1.el8_10

Event History

Nov 11, 2026
Advisory Published
via OSV·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via OSV·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

Child vulnerabilities

Contains the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

Which installed components are included in the update scope?

The listed components are bpftool, kernel, kernel-abi-stablelists, kernel-core, kernel-cross-headers, kernel-debug, kernel-debug-core, and kernel-debug-devel for AlmaLinux.

2

Does this update address issues beyond the listed security fixes?

Yes. It also includes fixes for a soft lockup during iomap_finish_ioends and a GFS2 BUG during withdraw on AlmaLinux 8.

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