AlmaLinux alert ALSA-2025:23241 (kernel)

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[Announce]  [Security Advisory] ALSA-2025:23241: kernel security update (Important)
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Wed, 07 Jan 2026 15:01:43 +0000
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AlmaLinux: 9
Type: Security
Severity: Important
Release date: 2026-01-05

Summary:

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

Security Fix(es):  

  * kernel: clone_private_mnt(): make sure that caller has CAP_SYS_ADMIN in the right userns
(CVE-2025-38499)
  * kernel: iommufd: Fix race during abort for file descriptors (CVE-2025-39966)
  * kernel: tls: wait for pending async decryptions if tls_strp_msg_hold fails (CVE-2025-40176)


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/9/ALSA-2025-23241.html

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