# ALSA-2026:0421: Security update for 2 packages

ALSA-2026:0421, released January 12, 2026, fixes 1 CVE across 2 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/alsa-2026-0421
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Jan 12, 2026
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2025-14523, high severity)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALSA-2026:0421

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [libsoup](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libsoup.md) | almalinux 8 | 2.62.3-11.el8_10 |
| [libsoup-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libsoup-devel.md) | almalinux 8 | 2.62.3-11.el8_10 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2025-14523](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-14523.md) | High | Libsoup: libsoup: duplicate host header handling causes host-parsing discrepancy (first- vs last-value wins) | 8.2 | 0.0054 |  |

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Data as of 2026-11-07T06:34:28Z UTC. Source: Patchblox Patch Radar (https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar). Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo
