ALSA-2026:50978

Vulnerability from osv_almalinux – Published: 2026-08-06 00:00 – Updated: 2026-08-06 12:53 – Source website
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Summary
Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
Details

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.

Security Fix(es):

  • kernel: xen: AMD Zen 2 Processors: Privilege escalation via improper CPU cache isolation (CVE-2025-54518)

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

  • Kernel crash in bpf_for_each_array_elem() due to missing backport of upstream commit 4b6313cf99b0 (JIRA:AlmaLinux-191844)
  • gfs2: xfstests generic/363 failure [almalinux-8.10.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-214099)
  • AlmaLinux8: HYPERV hv_storvsc driver can we add additional code to allow PERSISTENT_RESERVE_IN [AlmaLinux 8.10Z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-188270)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

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  "modified": "2026-08-06T12:53:23Z",
  "published": "2026-08-06T00:00:00Z",
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