Kernel Security Update — AlmaLinux 9 (ALSA-2026:49870)

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

Security Fix(es):

* kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of Service due to NULL function pointer race in timer shutdown (CVE-2025-68214)

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

* Possible regression with FM350GL [almalinux-9.8.z] (J…

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

Security Fix(es):  

  * kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of Service due to NULL function pointer race in timer shutdown (CVE-2025-68214)


Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):  

  * Possible regression with FM350GL [almalinux-9.8.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-184273)
  * AlmaLinux9: Fix downstream-only regression from 532af53c [almalinux-9.8.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-192430)
  * gfs2: xfstests generic/363 failure [almalinux-9.8.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-214021)
  * AlmaLinux 9: Backport b95e0e792822 [almalinux-9.8.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-216471)


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