# ALSA-2026:90887: Security update for 5 packages

ALSA-2026:90887, released November 7, 2026, fixes 1 CVE across 5 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/alsa-2026-90887
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Nov 7, 2026
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2026-96269, high severity)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALSA-2026:90887

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [emacs](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/emacs.md) | almalinux 10 | 1:29.4-14.el10_2.4 |
| [emacs-common](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/emacs-common.md) | almalinux 10 | 1:29.4-14.el10_2.4 |
| [emacs-filesystem](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/emacs-filesystem.md) | almalinux 10 | 1:29.4-14.el10_2.4 |
| [emacs-lucid](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/emacs-lucid.md) | almalinux 10 | 1:29.4-14.el10_2.4 |
| [emacs-nw](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/emacs-nw.md) | almalinux 10 | 1:29.4-14.el10_2.4 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2026-96269](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-96269.md) | High | GNU Emacs 28.1 through 31.1 allows arbitrary code execution upon opening a file, because an untrusted value of read-symbol-shorthands affects the intern and unintern functions. This affects the default configuration; no particular user settings are required to trigger it. | 7.8 | 0.0014 |  |

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 Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo