# ALSA-2026:54575: Security update for 8 packages

ALSA-2026:54575, released August 13, 2026, fixes 1 CVE across 8 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/alsa-2026-54575
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Aug 13, 2026
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2026-15816, high severity)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALSA-2026:54575

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [dracut](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/dracut.md) | almalinux 8 | 049-246.git20260728.el8_10 |
| [dracut-caps](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/dracut-caps.md) | almalinux 8 | 049-246.git20260728.el8_10 |
| [dracut-config-generic](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/dracut-config-generic.md) | almalinux 8 | 049-246.git20260728.el8_10 |
| [dracut-config-rescue](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/dracut-config-rescue.md) | almalinux 8 | 049-246.git20260728.el8_10 |
| [dracut-live](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/dracut-live.md) | almalinux 8 | 049-246.git20260728.el8_10 |
| [dracut-network](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/dracut-network.md) | almalinux 8 | 049-246.git20260728.el8_10 |
| [dracut-squash](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/dracut-squash.md) | almalinux 8 | 049-246.git20260728.el8_10 |
| [dracut-tools](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/dracut-tools.md) | almalinux 8 | 049-246.git20260728.el8_10 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2026-15816](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-15816.md) | High | dracut: The dracut packages contain an event-driven initial RAM file system (initramfs) generator infrastructure based on the... | 7.5 | 0.0037 |  |

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 Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo