AlmaLinux alert ALSA-2025:19931 (kernel)

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[Announce]  [Security Advisory] ALSA-2025:19931: kernel security update (Moderate)
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Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:01:42 +0000
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AlmaLinux: 8
Type: Security
Severity: Moderate
Release date: 2025-11-11

Summary:

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

Security Fix(es):  

  * kernel: x86/vmscape: Add conditional IBPB mitigation (CVE-2025-40300)
  * kernel: mm: fix zswap writeback race condition (CVE-2023-53178)
  * kernel: fs: fix UAF/GPF bug in nilfs_mdt_destroy (CVE-2022-50367)


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.


Full details, updated packages, references, and other related information:
https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2025-19931.html

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