# ALSA-2026:1696: Security update for 14 packages

ALSA-2026:1696, released February 2, 2026, fixes 1 CVE across 14 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/alsa-2026-1696
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Feb 2, 2026
- Priority: Routine (Closes CVE-2025-14104)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALSA-2026:1696

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [libblkid](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libblkid.md) | almalinux 10 | 2.40.2-15.el10_1 |
| [libblkid-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libblkid-devel.md) | almalinux 10 | 2.40.2-15.el10_1 |
| [libfdisk](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libfdisk.md) | almalinux 10 | 2.40.2-15.el10_1 |
| [libfdisk-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libfdisk-devel.md) | almalinux 10 | 2.40.2-15.el10_1 |
| [libmount](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libmount.md) | almalinux 10 | 2.40.2-15.el10_1 |
| [libmount-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libmount-devel.md) | almalinux 10 | 2.40.2-15.el10_1 |
| [libsmartcols](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libsmartcols.md) | almalinux 10 | 2.40.2-15.el10_1 |
| [libsmartcols-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libsmartcols-devel.md) | almalinux 10 | 2.40.2-15.el10_1 |
| [libuuid](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libuuid.md) | almalinux 10 | 2.40.2-15.el10_1 |
| [libuuid-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libuuid-devel.md) | almalinux 10 | 2.40.2-15.el10_1 |
| [python3-libmount](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/python3-libmount.md) | almalinux 10 | 2.40.2-15.el10_1 |
| [util-linux](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/util-linux.md) | almalinux 10 | 2.40.2-15.el10_1 |
| [util-linux-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/util-linux-core.md) | almalinux 10 | 2.40.2-15.el10_1 |
| [uuidd](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/uuidd.md) | almalinux 10 | 2.40.2-15.el10_1 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2025-14104](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-14104.md) | Routine | Util-linux: util-linux: heap buffer overread in setpwnam() when processing 256-byte usernames | 6.1 | 0.0022 |  |

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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