{"id":"ALSA-2026:50979","summary":"Important: kernel-rt security, bug fix, and enhancement update","details":"The kernel-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables fine-tuning for systems with extremely high determinism requirements.  \n\nSecurity Fix(es):  \n\n  * kernel: xen: AMD Zen 2 Processors: Privilege escalation via improper CPU cache isolation (CVE-2025-54518)\n\n\nBug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):  \n\n  * Kernel crash in bpf_for_each_array_elem() due to missing backport of upstream commit 4b6313cf99b0 (JIRA:AlmaLinux-191844)\n  * gfs2: xfstests generic/363 failure [almalinux-8.10.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-214099)\n  * AlmaLinux8: HYPERV hv_storvsc driver can we add additional code to allow PERSISTENT_RESERVE_IN [AlmaLinux 8.10Z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-188270)\n\n\nFor 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.\n","modified":"2026-08-06T15:15:17.719648127Z","published":"2026-08-06T00:00:00Z","related":["CVE-2025-54518"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50979"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-54518"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2477784"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2026-50979.html"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"kernel-rt","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-rt"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.18.0-553.153.1.rt7.494.el8_10"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2026:50979.json"}},{"package":{"name":"kernel-rt-core","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-rt-core"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.18.0-553.153.1.rt7.494.el8_10"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2026:50979.json"}},{"package":{"name":"kernel-rt-debug","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-rt-debug"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.18.0-553.153.1.rt7.494.el8_10"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2026:50979.json"}},{"package":{"name":"kernel-rt-debug-core","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-rt-debug-core"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.18.0-553.153.1.rt7.494.el8_10"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2026:50979.json"}},{"package":{"name":"kernel-rt-debug-devel","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-rt-debug-devel"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.18.0-553.153.1.rt7.494.el8_10"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2026:50979.json"}},{"package":{"name":"kernel-rt-debug-modules","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-rt-debug-modules"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.18.0-553.153.1.rt7.494.el8_10"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2026:50979.json"}},{"package":{"name":"kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.18.0-553.153.1.rt7.494.el8_10"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2026:50979.json"}},{"package":{"name":"kernel-rt-devel","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-rt-devel"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.18.0-553.153.1.rt7.494.el8_10"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2026:50979.json"}},{"package":{"name":"kernel-rt-modules","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-rt-modules"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.18.0-553.153.1.rt7.494.el8_10"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2026:50979.json"}},{"package":{"name":"kernel-rt-modules-extra","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-rt-modules-extra"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.18.0-553.153.1.rt7.494.el8_10"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2026:50979.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.8.0"}