Kernel Security Update — AlmaLinux 8 (ALSA-2026:42552)

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

Security Fix(es):

* kernel: RDMA/mana: Remove user triggerable WARN_ON() in mana_ib_create_qp_rss() (CVE-2026-46117)
* kernel: Bluetooth: l2cap: Add missing chan lock in l2cap_ecred_reconf_rsp (CVE-2026-53071)

Bug Fix(e…

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

Security Fix(es):  

  * kernel: RDMA/mana: Remove user triggerable WARN_ON() in mana_ib_create_qp_rss() (CVE-2026-46117)
  * kernel: Bluetooth: l2cap: Add missing chan lock in l2cap_ecred_reconf_rsp (CVE-2026-53071)


Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):  

  * [almalinux-8] WARNING: HARDIRQ-safe -> HARDIRQ-unsafe lock order detected - at: vmd_pci_write+0x85/0xe0 - deadlock (JIRA:AlmaLinux-174916)


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.

sudo dnf update