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Security Advisory – 17 Feb 2026

Security fixes and advisories that landed overnight. 17 Feb 2026 13:00 GMT.

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USN-8044-1: alsa-lib vulnerability

Alsa-lib incorrectly handled the topology mixer control decoder. A local attacker could use a specially crafted topology file to crash alsa-lib, resulting in denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.

  • Published: 16 Feb 2026 14:01 GMT
  • CVEs: Not stated in the advisory excerpt
  • Notes: local attacker using a specially crafted topology file

USN-8043-1: GnuTLS vulnerabilities

GnuTLS incorrectly handled malicious certificates containing a large number of name constraints and subject alternative names, which could let a remote attacker cause resource consumption and denial of service (CVE-2025-14831). GnuTLS also incorrectly handled certain PKCS11 token labels, which a remote attacker could use to crash GnuTLS, causing denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code (CVE-2025-9820).

  • Published: 16 Feb 2026 13:53 GMT
  • CVEs: CVE-2025-14831, CVE-2025-9820
  • Notes: malicious certificates with many name constraints and subject alternative names
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