# ALSA-2026:92209: Security update for 25 packages

ALSA-2026:92209, released November 7, 2026, fixes 4 CVEs across 25 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/alsa-2026-92209
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Nov 7, 2026
- Priority: Urgent (Closes CVE-2026-72288, rated Critical)
- CVEs: 4, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALSA-2026:92209

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [bpftool](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/bpftool.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.180.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.180.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-abi-stablelists](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-abi-stablelists.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.180.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-core.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.180.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-cross-headers](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-cross-headers.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.180.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-debug](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.180.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-debug-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-core.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.180.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-debug-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-devel.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.180.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-debug-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-modules.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.180.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-debug-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-modules-extra.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.180.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-devel.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.180.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-doc](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-doc.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.180.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-headers](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-headers.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.180.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-modules.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.180.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-modules-extra.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.180.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-tools](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-tools.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.180.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-tools-libs](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-tools-libs.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.180.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-tools-libs-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-tools-libs-devel.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.180.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-zfcpdump](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.180.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-zfcpdump-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump-core.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.180.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-zfcpdump-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump-devel.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.180.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-zfcpdump-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump-modules.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.180.1.el8_10 |
| [kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.180.1.el8_10 |
| [perf](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/perf.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.180.1.el8_10 |
| [python3-perf](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/python3-perf.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-553.180.1.el8_10 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2026-72288](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-72288.md) | Urgent | linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  KVM: arm64: vgic: Handle race between interrupt... | 9.3 | 0.0019 |  |
| [CVE-2026-98222](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-98222.md) | Urgent | KEYS: encrypted: fix integer overflow of datablob_len | 9.8 | 0.0017 |  |
| [CVE-2026-90011](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-90011.md) | High | scsi: target: iscsi: Reserve a terminator byte for the login payload | 9.8 | 0.0084 |  |
| [CVE-2026-72289](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-72289.md) | High | kernel: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.  Security Fix(es):  * kernel: t... | 9.3 | 0.0019 |  |

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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