# ALSA-2026:68786: Security update for 2 packages

ALSA-2026:68786, released September 17, 2026, fixes 1 CVE across 2 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/alsa-2026-68786
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Sep 17, 2026
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2026-81928, high severity)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALSA-2026:68786

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [perl-Net-DNS](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/perl-net-dns.md) | almalinux 9 | 1.29-6.el9_8.1 |
| [perl-Net-DNS-Nameserver](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/perl-net-dns-nameserver.md) | almalinux 9 | 1.29-6.el9_8.1 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2026-81928](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-81928.md) | High | libnet-dns-perl: Net::DNS versions before 1.57 for Perl allow memory exhaustion via unbounded recursion in sig_data when re-encoding a... | 7.5 | 0.0068 |  |

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 Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo