# ALSA-2026:85968: Security update for 4 packages

ALSA-2026:85968, released November 7, 2026, fixes 2 CVEs across 4 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/alsa-2026-85968
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Nov 7, 2026
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2026-63072, high severity)
- CVEs: 2, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALSA-2026:85968

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [openssl](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/openssl.md) | almalinux 8 | 1:1.1.1k-18.el8_6 |
| [openssl-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/openssl-devel.md) | almalinux 8 | 1:1.1.1k-18.el8_6 |
| [openssl-libs](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/openssl-libs.md) | almalinux 8 | 1:1.1.1k-18.el8_6 |
| [openssl-perl](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/openssl-perl.md) | almalinux 8 | 1:1.1.1k-18.el8_6 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2026-63072](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-63072.md) | High | Heap Buffer Overflow in CMS Key Unwrapping | 7.5 | 0.0092 |  |
| [CVE-2026-84782](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-84782.md) | High | DTLS Retransmits Handshake Messages From a Stale Buffer Offset | 8.2 | 0.0083 |  |

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 Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo