# ALSA-2026:72468: Security update for 25 packages ALSA-2026:72468, released September 28, 2026, fixes 13 CVEs across 25 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/alsa-2026-72468 - Platform: Linux - Released: Sep 28, 2026 - Priority: High (Closes CVE-2026-68159, high severity) - CVEs: 13, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0 - Vendor advisory: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALSA-2026:72468 ## Applies to | Product | Release | Fixed in | |---|---|---| | [bpftool](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/bpftool.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.169.1.el8_10 | | [kernel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.169.1.el8_10 | | [kernel-abi-stablelists](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-abi-stablelists.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.169.1.el8_10 | | [kernel-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-core.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.169.1.el8_10 | | [kernel-cross-headers](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-cross-headers.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.169.1.el8_10 | | [kernel-debug](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.169.1.el8_10 | | [kernel-debug-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-core.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.169.1.el8_10 | | [kernel-debug-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-devel.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.169.1.el8_10 | | [kernel-debug-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-modules.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.169.1.el8_10 | | [kernel-debug-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-modules-extra.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.169.1.el8_10 | | [kernel-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-devel.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.169.1.el8_10 | | [kernel-doc](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-doc.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.169.1.el8_10 | | [kernel-headers](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-headers.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.169.1.el8_10 | | [kernel-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-modules.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.169.1.el8_10 | | [kernel-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-modules-extra.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.169.1.el8_10 | | [kernel-tools](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-tools.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.169.1.el8_10 | | [kernel-tools-libs](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-tools-libs.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.169.1.el8_10 | | [kernel-tools-libs-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-tools-libs-devel.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.169.1.el8_10 | | [kernel-zfcpdump](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.169.1.el8_10 | | [kernel-zfcpdump-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump-core.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.169.1.el8_10 | | [kernel-zfcpdump-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump-devel.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.169.1.el8_10 | | [kernel-zfcpdump-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump-modules.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.169.1.el8_10 | | [kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.169.1.el8_10 | | [perf](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/perf.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.169.1.el8_10 | | [python3-perf](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/python3-perf.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.169.1.el8_10 | ## CVEs this fix closes | CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation | |---|---|---|---:|---:|---| | [CVE-2026-68159](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-68159.md) | High | libceph: bound pg_{temp,upmap,upmap_items} length to CEPH_PG_MAX_SIZE | 9.8 | 0.0075 | | | [CVE-2026-68155](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-68155.md) | High | libceph: Reject monmaps advertising zero monitors | 8.8 | 0.0070 | | | [CVE-2026-68156](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-68156.md) | High | libceph: refresh auth->authorizer_buf{,_len} after authorizer update | 9.8 | 0.0069 | | | [CVE-2026-63875](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-63875.md) | High | kernel: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system | 8.8 | 0.0018 | | | [CVE-2026-64556](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-64556.md) | High | linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf/core: Detach event groups during remove_on_... | 8.8 | 0.0016 | | | [CVE-2025-40323](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-40323.md) | High | fbcon: Set fb_display[i]->mode to NULL when the mode is released | 8.8 | 0.0014 | | | [CVE-2026-46199](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-46199.md) | High | kernel: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: f... | 8.8 | 0.0013 | | | [CVE-2026-46204](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-46204.md) | High | drm/amdgpu/vcn4: Prevent OOB reads when parsing IB | 8.8 | 0.0013 | | | [CVE-2026-68273](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-68273.md) | High | drm/amdgpu: Fix context pstate override handling | 8.8 | 0.0013 | | | [CVE-2026-74753](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-74753.md) | High | perf: Reject exited events as group leaders | 8.8 | 0.0013 | | | [CVE-2026-45942](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-45942.md) | High | ext4: fix e4b bitmap inconsistency reports | 8.8 | 0.0013 | | | [CVE-2026-46230](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-46230.md) | High | drm/amdgpu/vcn3: Prevent OOB reads when parsing dec msg | 8.8 | 0.0012 | | | [CVE-2026-64034](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-64034.md) | High | kernel: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: K... | 9.3 | 0.0012 | | --- 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