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Security updates for Friday
The Brief
- AlmaLinux issued security updates for many packages, including kernel, glibc, mariadb, mysql, php and squid.
- The LWN roundup is truncated, so the full package list and the vulnerabilities fixed are not visible in the sources.
- Source: LWN.net, 2026-11-06, linking to lwn.net/Articles/1105881/.
Why it matters
Teams running AlmaLinux with the listed packages should apply the updates, since several are core components such as the kernel and glibc.
Who’s affected
- AlmaLinux administrators
- Teams running the listed packages such as kernel, glibc, mariadb, mysql, php and squid
What to do
- Apply the pending AlmaLinux security updates for the affected packages, starting with kernel and glibc.
Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (cockpit-files, container-tools:rhel8, delve, gcc-toolset-12-binutils, gimp:2.8, glibc, go-toolset:rhel8, kernel, libfastjson, mariadb:10.3, mod_auth_openidc:2.3, mysql:8.0, php:8.0, pki-core:10.6 and pki-deps:10.6, squid:4, tang…
Timeline
LWN.net publishes the roundup of AlmaLinux security updates
LWN.net
Security updates for Friday