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AlmaLinux has been updated with several important security updates, including Kernel-rt, Kernel, Python-Jinja 2, Grub 2, and Freetype:

ALSA-2025:3264: kernel-rt security update (Important)
ALSA-2025:3260: kernel security update (Important)
ALSA-2025:3406: python-jinja2 security update (Important)
ALSA-2025:3367: grub2 security update (Important)
ALSA-2025:3421: freetype security update (Important)




ALSA-2025:3264: kernel-rt security update (Important)


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AlmaLinux: 8
Type: Security
Severity: Important
Release date: 2025-03-30

Summary:

The kernel-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables fine-tuning for systems with extremely high determinism requirements.

Security Fix(es):

* kernel: arm64: cacheinfo: Avoid out-of-bounds write to cacheinfo array (CVE-2025-21785)

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/8/ALSA-2025-3264.html

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ALSA-2025:3260: kernel security update (Important)


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AlmaLinux: 8
Type: Security
Severity: Important
Release date: 2025-03-30

Summary:

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

Security Fix(es):

* kernel: arm64: cacheinfo: Avoid out-of-bounds write to cacheinfo array (CVE-2025-21785)

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/8/ALSA-2025-3260.html

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ALSA-2025:3406: python-jinja2 security update (Important)


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AlmaLinux: 9
Type: Security
Severity: Important
Release date: 2025-04-01

Summary:

Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language, which includes modules, classes, exceptions, very high level dynamic data types and dynamic typing. Python supports interfaces to many system calls and libraries, as well as to various windowing systems.

Security Fix(es):

* jinja2: Jinja sandbox breakout through attr filter selecting format method (CVE-2025-27516)

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-2025-3406.html

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ALSA-2025:3367: grub2 security update (Important)


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AlmaLinux: 8
Type: Security
Severity: Important
Release date: 2025-03-31

Summary:

The grub2 packages provide version 2 of the Grand Unified Boot Loader (GRUB), a highly configurable and customizable boot loader with modular architecture. The packages support a variety of kernel formats, file systems, computer architectures, and hardware devices.

Security Fix(es):

* grub2: net: Out-of-bounds write in grub_net_search_config_file() (CVE-2025-0624)

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/8/ALSA-2025-3367.html

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ALSA-2025:3421: freetype security update (Important)


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AlmaLinux: 8
Type: Security
Severity: Important
Release date: 2025-04-01

Summary:

FreeType is a free, high-quality, portable font engine that can open and manage font files. FreeType loads, hints, and renders individual glyphs efficiently.

Security Fix(es):

* freetype: OOB write when attempting to parse font subglyph structures related to TrueType GX and variable font files (CVE-2025-27363)

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/8/ALSA-2025-3421.html

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