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

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: ipvlan: Make the addrs_lock be per port (CVE-2026-23103) * kernel: KVM: SEV: Require in-GHCB scratch area if GHCB v2+ is in use (CVE-2026-53360) * kernel: vsock/virtio: fix zerocopy completion for multi-skb sends (CVE-2026-53365) * kernel: NFSD: Fix SECINFO_NO_NAME decode error cleanup (CVE-2026-53398) * kernel: vsock/virtio: bind uarg before filling zerocopy skb (CVE-2026-63970) * kernel: igc: set tx buffer type for SMD frames (CVE-2026-64035) * kernel: idpf: fix read_dev_clk_lock spinlock init in idpf_ptp_init() (CVE-2026-64162) * kernel: vsock/vmci: fix UAF when peer resets connection during handshake (CVE-2026-64115) * kernel: SUNRPC: pin upper rpc_clnt across the TLS connect_worker (CVE-2026-72317) * kernel: ipvlan: inherit needed_headroom and needed_tailroom from phy_dev (CVE-2026-74744) * kernel: nfsd: defer vfree of compound ops to fix rpc_status UAF (CVE-2026-89690) * kernel: nfsd: initialize copy-notify stateid before publishing it (CVE-2026-89669) * kernel: svcrdma: Reject inline replies that overflow the pull-up buffer (CVE-2026-89530) * kernel: nfsd: revoke copy-notify stateids before dropping their reference (CVE-2026-89663) Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s): * "iavf: refactor iavf_clean_rx_irq to support legacy and flex descriptors" broke rx-vlan-offload on almalinux-9.7 [almalinux-9.8.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-169480) * [GNR-D] missing interfaces tspll_cfg (JIRA:AlmaLinux-183201) * AlmaLinux9.8z KVM guest panicked in vmmouse driver (JIRA:AlmaLinux-186577) * Add Epson RX8111 support to AlmaLinux9.9 [almalinux-9.8.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-212014) * RT scheduler livelock: migrate-disabled task at pushable-list head causes repeated RT push/stopper retries, starving a critical RT task (remaining issue after CVE-2026-45919 fix in 94894c9c477e) [almalinux-9.8.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-256279) 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.

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