Security updates for Friday
Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (compat-libtiff3, fence-agents, firefox, freerdp, frr, gimp, gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free, java-25-openjdk, kernel, kernel-rt, ldns, libgcrypt, libXfont2, nodejs:22, nodejs:24, p11-kit, pipewire, resource-agents, sg3_utils, thunderbird, and yelp), Debian (async-http-client, jq, kernel, linux-6.1, linux-6.12, redis, and udisks2), Fedora (abrt,…
Security patches have been released by multiple Linux distributions, including AlmaLinux, Debian, Fedora, Mageia, Oracle, Red Hat, Slackware, and SUSE. These updates target a variety of software packages, such as compatibility libraries, web browsers, network tools, development environments, and system utilities. Notable updates include compatibility-libtiff3 for AlmaLinux, async-http-client for Debian, abrt for Fedora, and firefox for Mageia.
Additionally, kernel updates are provided by several distributions, with Oracle offering both the generic kernel-uek and osbuild-composer packages. Overall, these updates aim to enhance system security and stability.
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