# ALSA-2026:60394: Security update for 4 packages

ALSA-2026:60394, released August 26, 2026, fixes 1 CVE across 4 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/alsa-2026-60394
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Aug 26, 2026
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2026-11979, high severity)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALSA-2026:60394

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [libxml2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libxml2.md) | almalinux 10 | 2.12.5-10.el10_2.3 |
| [libxml2-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libxml2-devel.md) | almalinux 10 | 2.12.5-10.el10_2.3 |
| [libxml2-static](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libxml2-static.md) | almalinux 10 | 2.12.5-10.el10_2.3 |
| [python3-libxml2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/python3-libxml2.md) | almalinux 10 | 2.12.5-10.el10_2.3 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2026-11979](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-11979.md) | High | Stack-Based Buffer Overflow in libxml2 | 7.8 | 0.0015 |  |

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Data as of 2026-11-07T12:40:37Z 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 Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo