# ALSA-2026:18160: Security update for 3 packages

ALSA-2026:18160, released May 19, 2026, fixes 5 CVEs across 3 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/alsa-2026-18160
- Platform: Linux
- Released: May 19, 2026
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2026-0966, high severity)
- CVEs: 5, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALSA-2026:18160

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [libssh](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libssh.md) | almalinux 10 | 0.12.0-2.el10 |
| [libssh-config](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libssh-config.md) | almalinux 10 | 0.12.0-2.el10 |
| [libssh-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libssh-devel.md) | almalinux 10 | 0.12.0-2.el10 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2026-0966](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-0966.md) | High | Libssh: buffer underflow in ssh_get_hexa() on invalid input | 8.2 | 0.0060 |  |
| [CVE-2026-0968](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-0968.md) | Routine | libssh: A flaw was found in libssh in which a malicious SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) server can exploit this by sending... | 6.5 | 0.0046 |  |
| [CVE-2026-0964](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-0964.md) | Routine | Libssh: improper sanitation of paths received from scp servers | 6.5 | 0.0042 |  |
| [CVE-2026-0967](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-0967.md) | Routine | Libssh: libssh: denial of service via inefficient regular expression processing | 6.5 | 0.0023 |  |
| [CVE-2026-0965](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-0965.md) | Routine | Libssh: libssh: denial of service via improper configuration file handling | 6.5 | 0.0016 |  |

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