# ALSA-2026:0596: Security update for 7 packages

ALSA-2026:0596, released January 14, 2026, fixes 2 CVEs across 7 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/alsa-2026-0596
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Jan 14, 2026
- Priority: Routine (Closes 2 CVEs, none high severity)
- CVEs: 2, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALSA-2026:0596

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [cups](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/cups.md) | almalinux 8 | 1:2.2.6-66.el8_10 |
| [cups-client](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/cups-client.md) | almalinux 8 | 1:2.2.6-66.el8_10 |
| [cups-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/cups-devel.md) | almalinux 8 | 1:2.2.6-66.el8_10 |
| [cups-filesystem](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/cups-filesystem.md) | almalinux 8 | 1:2.2.6-66.el8_10 |
| [cups-ipptool](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/cups-ipptool.md) | almalinux 8 | 1:2.2.6-66.el8_10 |
| [cups-libs](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/cups-libs.md) | almalinux 8 | 1:2.2.6-66.el8_10 |
| [cups-lpd](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/cups-lpd.md) | almalinux 8 | 1:2.2.6-66.el8_10 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2025-61915](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-61915.md) | Routine | OpenPrinting CUPS vulnerable to stack based out-of-bound write | 6.7 | 0.0050 |  |
| [CVE-2025-58436](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-58436.md) | Routine | OpenPrinting CUPS slow client can halt cupsd, leading to a possible DoS attack | 6.0 | 0.0025 |  |

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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 Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo