ALSA-2026:2721: Security update for 2 packages

ALSA-2026:2721, released February 16, 2026, fixes 7 CVEs across 2 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High

CVEs closed

None rated Critical

Exploited

None reported

Highest CVSS

8.8

Base score, 0 to 10

Highest EPSS

0.0078

56th percentile

Priority of the 7 CVEs

Patch now 0
                                Urgent 0
                                High 7
                                Routine 0

Fixed package versions

Product	Release	Fixed in
kernel-abi-stablelists	almalinux 10	6.12.0-124.38.1.el10_1
kernel-doc	almalinux 10	6.12.0-124.38.1.el10_1

CVEs this fix closes

Priority	CVE	Title	CVSS	EPSS	Exploitation
High	CVE-2026-22998	kernel-core: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: v...	7.5	0.0078	None reported
High	CVE-2025-68349	linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSv4/pNFS: Clear NFS_INO_LAYOUTCOMMIT in pnfs_m...	7.5	0.0071	None reported
High	CVE-2025-40141	linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: ISO: Fix possible UAF on iso_conn_fre...	8.0	0.0032	None reported
High	CVE-2023-53034	ntb_hw_switchtec: Fix shift-out-of-bounds in switchtec_ntb_mw_set_trans	7.5	0.0029	None reported
High	CVE-2025-40269	ALSA: usb-audio: Fix potential overflow of PCM transfer buffer	7.8	0.0019	None reported
High	CVE-2025-38172	kernel-abi-stablelists: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system	7.8	0.0018	None reported
High	CVE-2025-40064	smc: Fix use-after-free in __pnet_find_base_ndev().	8.8	0.0015	None reported

Also fixes CVE-2026-22998

SUSE-SU-2026:1081-1
kernel-64kb, kernel-azure, kernel-default and 7 more on sles 15.7
SUSE-SU-2026:0962-1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_10 on sles 15.7
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1
dtb-aarch64, kernel-64kb, kernel-azure and 10 more on opensuse-leap 16.0
SUSE-SU-2026:20931-1
kernel-64kb, kernel-azure, kernel-default and 7 more on sles 16.0
ELSA-2026-50145
bpftool, kernel-uek, kernel-uek-container and 16 more on ol 8, ol 9
ELSA-2026-2722
kernel, kernel-abi-stablelists, kernel-core and 26 more on ol 9
RHSA-2026:2722
kernel, kernel-64k, kernel-64k-core and 69 more on RHEL 9
RLSA-2026:2722
kernel on rocky 9

Vendor advisory

https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALSA-2026:2721

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