Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: ALSA: usb-audio: Add sanity check for OOB writes at silencing (CVE-2026-43279) * kernel: ALSA: aloop: Fix peer runtime UAF during format-change stop (CVE-2026-46090) * kernel: RDMA/vmw_pvrdma: Fix double free on pvrdma_alloc_ucontext() error path (CVE-2026-46189) * kernel: RDMA/mlx5: Fix error path fall-through in mlx5_ib_dev_res_srq_init() (CVE-2026-46176) Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s): * CLONE - [AlmaLinux 10.2 Bug] qla2xxx flash image validation failure [almalinux-10.2.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-181887) * tegra-se fixes and updates [almalinux-10.2.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-182759) 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.
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: ALSA: usb-audio: Add sanity check for OOB writes at silencing (CVE-2026-43279) * kernel: ALSA: aloop: Fix peer runtime UAF during format-change stop (CVE-2026-46090) * kernel: RDMA/vmw_pvrdma: Fix double free on pvrdma_alloc_ucontext() error path (CVE-2026-46189) * kernel: RDMA/mlx5: Fix error path fall-through in mlx5_ib_dev_res_srq_init() (CVE-2026-46176) Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s): * CLONE - [AlmaLinux 10.2 Bug] qla2xxx flash image validation failure [almalinux-10.2.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-181887) * tegra-se fixes and updates [almalinux-10.2.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-182759) 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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33685
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43279
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46090
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46176
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46189
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2467215
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2481980
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2482588
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2482594
- https://errata.almalinux.org/10/ALSA-2026-33685.html