# ALSA-2026:61247: Security update for 3 packages

ALSA-2026:61247, released August 31, 2026, fixes 2 CVEs across 3 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/alsa-2026-61247
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Aug 31, 2026
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2026-6653, high severity)
- CVEs: 2, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALSA-2026:61247

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [libxml2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libxml2.md) | almalinux 9 | 2.9.13-14.el9_8.4 |
| [libxml2-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libxml2-devel.md) | almalinux 9 | 2.9.13-14.el9_8.4 |
| [python3-libxml2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/python3-libxml2.md) | almalinux 9 | 2.9.13-14.el9_8.4 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2026-6653](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-6653.md) | High | libxml2: The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards.  Security Fix(es)... | 9.8 | 0.0036 |  |
| [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 2026-11-07T06:34:28Z 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 Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo