# ALSA-2026:69266: Security update for 8 packages

ALSA-2026:69266, released September 21, 2026, fixes 4 CVEs across 8 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/alsa-2026-69266
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Sep 21, 2026
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2023-38408, high severity)
- CVEs: 4, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALSA-2026:69266

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [openssh](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/openssh.md) | almalinux 8 | 8.0p1-33.el8_10 |
| [openssh-askpass](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/openssh-askpass.md) | almalinux 8 | 8.0p1-33.el8_10 |
| [openssh-cavs](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/openssh-cavs.md) | almalinux 8 | 8.0p1-33.el8_10 |
| [openssh-clients](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/openssh-clients.md) | almalinux 8 | 8.0p1-33.el8_10 |
| [openssh-keycat](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/openssh-keycat.md) | almalinux 8 | 8.0p1-33.el8_10 |
| [openssh-ldap](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/openssh-ldap.md) | almalinux 8 | 8.0p1-33.el8_10 |
| [openssh-server](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/openssh-server.md) | almalinux 8 | 8.0p1-33.el8_10 |
| [pam_ssh_agent_auth](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/pam-ssh-agent-auth.md) | almalinux 8 | 0.10.3-8.33.el8_10 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2023-38408](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-38408.md) | High | openssh-client: The PKCS#11 feature in ssh-agent in OpenSSH before 9.3p2 has aninsufficiently trustworthy search path, leading to rem... | 9.8 | 0.7970 |  |
| [CVE-2026-59995](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-59995.md) | High | sftp in OpenSSH before 10.4 does not properly constrain the location of downloaded files when "sftp server:/path ." is used with an attacker-controlled server. | 7.5 | 0.0025 |  |
| [CVE-2026-73282](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-73282.md) | High | In ssh in OpenSSH before 10.5, a use-after-free for realloc data can occur if a certain pair of remote-forwarding operations are concurrent. | 7.5 | 0.0016 |  |
| [CVE-2026-59999](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-59999.md) | High | In sshd in OpenSSH before 10.4, DisableForwarding=yes was supposed to take precedence over PermitTunnel=yes, but did not. | 7.5 | 0.0016 |  |

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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