# ALSA-2026:81552: Security update for 18 packages ALSA-2026:81552, released November 7, 2026, fixes 13 CVEs across 18 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Urgent. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/alsa-2026-81552 - Platform: Linux - Released: Nov 7, 2026 - Priority: Urgent (Closes CVE-2026-89970, rated Critical) - CVEs: 13, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0 - Vendor advisory: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALSA-2026:81552 ## Applies to | Product | Release | Fixed in | |---|---|---| | [kernel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel.md) | almalinux 9 | 5.14.0-687.57.1.el9_8 | | [kernel-64k](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-64k.md) | almalinux 9 | 5.14.0-687.57.1.el9_8 | | [kernel-64k-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-64k-core.md) | almalinux 9 | 5.14.0-687.57.1.el9_8 | | [kernel-64k-debug](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-64k-debug.md) | almalinux 9 | 5.14.0-687.57.1.el9_8 | | [kernel-64k-debug-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-64k-debug-core.md) | almalinux 9 | 5.14.0-687.57.1.el9_8 | | [kernel-64k-debug-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-64k-debug-modules.md) | almalinux 9 | 5.14.0-687.57.1.el9_8 | | [kernel-64k-debug-modules-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-64k-debug-modules-core.md) | almalinux 9 | 5.14.0-687.57.1.el9_8 | | [kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra.md) | almalinux 9 | 5.14.0-687.57.1.el9_8 | | [kernel-64k-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-64k-modules.md) | almalinux 9 | 5.14.0-687.57.1.el9_8 | | [kernel-64k-modules-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-64k-modules-core.md) | almalinux 9 | 5.14.0-687.57.1.el9_8 | | [kernel-64k-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-64k-modules-extra.md) | almalinux 9 | 5.14.0-687.57.1.el9_8 | | [kernel-abi-stablelists](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-abi-stablelists.md) | almalinux 9 | 5.14.0-687.57.1.el9_8 | | [kernel-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-core.md) | almalinux 9 | 5.14.0-687.57.1.el9_8 | | [kernel-debug](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug.md) | almalinux 9 | 5.14.0-687.57.1.el9_8 | | [kernel-debug-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-core.md) | almalinux 9 | 5.14.0-687.57.1.el9_8 | | [kernel-debug-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-modules.md) | almalinux 9 | 5.14.0-687.57.1.el9_8 | | [kernel-debug-modules-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-modules-core.md) | almalinux 9 | 5.14.0-687.57.1.el9_8 | | [kernel-debug-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-modules-extra.md) | almalinux 9 | 5.14.0-687.57.1.el9_8 | ## CVEs this fix closes | CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation | |---|---|---|---:|---:|---| | [CVE-2026-89970](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-89970.md) | Urgent | nvmet-auth: Synchronize timeout work during SQ teardown | 9.8 | 0.0080 | | | [CVE-2026-72318](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-72318.md) | Urgent | linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: validate DFS referral string offsets pars... | 9.4 | 0.0059 | | | [CVE-2026-68236](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-68236.md) | Urgent | drm/amd/display: set new_stream to NULL after release | 9.8 | 0.0013 | | | [CVE-2026-68123](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-68123.md) | High | openvswitch: fix GSO userspace truncation underflow | 9.8 | 0.0055 | | | [CVE-2026-63925](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-63925.md) | High | kernel: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system | 8.1 | 0.0035 | | | [CVE-2026-68278](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-68278.md) | High | drm/dp/mst: fix buffer overflows in sideband chunk accumulation | 8.1 | 0.0024 | | | [CVE-2026-64507](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-64507.md) | High | x86/bugs: Enable IBPB flush on BPF JIT allocation | 7.8 | 0.0023 | | | [CVE-2026-64508](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-64508.md) | High | bpf: Support for hardening against JIT spraying | 7.8 | 0.0019 | | | [CVE-2026-89811](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-89811.md) | High | drm/amdkfd: Add TLB flush after MES queue eviction/suspension | 8.8 | 0.0018 | | | [CVE-2026-89894](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-89894.md) | High | media: cx231xx: reject geometry changes while the VBI queue is busy | 8.1 | 0.0017 | | | [CVE-2026-80887](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-80887.md) | High | drm/vmwgfx: use check_add_overflow for shader size+offset bound | 8.1 | 0.0017 | | | [CVE-2026-68245](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-68245.md) | High | drm/amdgpu: fix lifetime issue of amdgpu_vm_get_task_info_pasid() | 7.8 | 0.0013 | | | [CVE-2026-46309](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-46309.md) | High | kernel: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: d... | 7.8 | 0.0013 | | --- 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