# ALSA-2026:13577: Security update for 25 packages

ALSA-2026:13577, released May 5, 2026, fixes 7 CVEs across 25 products. One of them is being exploited (CVE-2026-31431); 1 on CISA KEV. Patch Radar priority: Patch now.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/alsa-2026-13577
- Platform: Linux
- Released: May 5, 2026
- Priority: Patch now (Closes CVE-2026-31431, exploited (CISA KEV))
- CVEs: 7, exploited: 1, on CISA KEV: 1
- Vendor advisory: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALSA-2026:13577

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [bpftool](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/bpftool.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-abi-stablelists](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-abi-stablelists.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-core.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-cross-headers](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-cross-headers.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-debug](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-debug-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-core.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-debug-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-devel.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-debug-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-modules.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-debug-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-modules-extra.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-devel.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-doc](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-doc.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-headers](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-headers.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-modules.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-modules-extra.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-tools](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-tools.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-tools-libs](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-tools-libs.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-tools-libs-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-tools-libs-devel.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-zfcpdump](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-zfcpdump-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump-core.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-zfcpdump-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump-devel.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-zfcpdump-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump-modules.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10 |
| [perf](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/perf.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10 |
| [python3-perf](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/python3-perf.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2026-31431](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-31431.md) | Patch now | crypto: algif_aead - Revert to operating out-of-place | 8.1 | 0.9811 | CISA KEV |
| [CVE-2026-31402](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-31402.md) | Urgent | kernel-default: The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6 kernel was updated to fix various security issues  The following security issues wer... | 9.8 | 0.0122 |  |
| [CVE-2024-41073](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-41073.md) | High | bpftool: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.  Security Fix(es):  * kernel: e... | 8.1 | 0.0067 |  |
| [CVE-2025-40252](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-40252.md) | High | net: qlogic/qede: fix potential out-of-bounds read in qede_tpa_cont() and qede_tpa_end() | 9.8 | 0.0065 |  |
| [CVE-2026-23401](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-23401.md) | High | KVM: x86/mmu: Drop/zap existing present SPTE even when creating an MMIO SPTE | 8.8 | 0.0019 |  |
| [CVE-2025-68724](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-68724.md) | High | linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  crypto: asymmetric_keys - prevent overflow in as... | 8.1 | 0.0014 |  |
| [CVE-2026-43077](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-43077.md) | High | kernel-default: The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6 kernel was updated to fix various security issues  The following security issues wer... | 8.1 | 0.0012 |  |

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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
