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: KVM: x86: Don't (re)check L1 intercepts when completing userspace I/O (CVE-2025-40026) * kernel: dm log: fix out-of-bounds write due to region_count overflow (CVE-2026-53059) * kernel: drm/xe: Fix error cleanup in xe_exec_queue_create_ioctl() (CVE-2026-52976) * kernel: drm/xe/dma-buf: fix UAF with retry loop (CVE-2026-52950) * kernel: ipv6: fix possible UAF in icmpv6_rcv() (CVE-2026-53006) Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s): * scsi device removal may hang from race with error recovery [almalinux-9.8.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-187412) * [AlmaLinux9] kvm fixes for 2026-07-21 [almalinux-9.8.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-213468) 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.