# ALSA-2026:4012: Security update for 2 packages

ALSA-2026:4012, released March 9, 2026, fixes 10 CVEs across 2 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/alsa-2026-4012
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Mar 9, 2026
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2025-71085, high severity)
- CVEs: 10, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALSA-2026:4012

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [kernel-abi-stablelists](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-abi-stablelists.md) | almalinux 10 | 6.12.0-124.43.1.el10_1 |
| [kernel-doc](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-doc.md) | almalinux 10 | 6.12.0-124.43.1.el10_1 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2025-71085](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-71085.md) | High | kernel-tools: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.  Security Fix(es):  * kernel: i... | 7.8 | 0.0031 |  |
| [CVE-2026-23001](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-23001.md) | High | bpftool: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.  Security Fix(es):  * kernel: i... | 7.8 | 0.0021 |  |
| [CVE-2025-38141](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-38141.md) | High | kernel: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.  Security Fix(es):  * kernel: L... | 7.8 | 0.0020 |  |
| [CVE-2025-38106](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-38106.md) | High | kernel-abi-stablelists: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system | 7.8 | 0.0020 |  |
| [CVE-2025-39760](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-39760.md) | High | usb: core: config: Prevent OOB read in SS endpoint companion parsing | 7.8 | 0.0018 |  |
| [CVE-2025-38703](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-38703.md) | High | drm/xe: Make dma-fences compliant with the safe access rules | 7.8 | 0.0018 |  |
| [CVE-2025-40249](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-40249.md) | High | linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  gpio: cdev: make sure the cdev fd is still activ... | 7.8 | 0.0016 |  |
| [CVE-2025-39818](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-39818.md) | High | kernel: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: intel-thc-hid: intel-thc: Fix incorrect poin... | 7.8 | 0.0015 |  |
| [CVE-2026-23156](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-23156.md) | High | kernel: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: efivarfs: fix error propagation in efivar_entry_g... | 7.8 | 0.0014 |  |
| [CVE-2026-23097](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-23097.md) | High | kernel-core: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.  Security Fix(es):  * kernel: L... | 7.5 | 0.0011 |  |

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