# CIFSwitch (CVE-2026-46243) Patches Released

DevFeed: [CIFSwitch (CVE-2026-46243) Patches Released](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/cifswitch-cve-2026-46243-patches-released-53460.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://almalinux.org/blog/2026-05-28-cifswitch/>)

Author: Andrew Lukoshko AlmaLinux Lead Architect

Published: 2026-05-28T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Blog on AlmaLinux](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-on-almalinux.md>)

Topics: [vulnerability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerability.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [open-source-security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source-security.md>), [Kernel](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kernel.md>), [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [releases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/releases.md>), [dnf](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/dnf.md>), [upgrade](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/upgrade.md>), [Repositories](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/repositories.md>)

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## AI overview

AlmaLinux reports that the CIFSwitch local-root vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2026-46243. Patched kernels are available in production repositories, so users no longer need to enable the testing repository; the post recommends cleaning DNF metadata, upgrading, and rebooting.

## Source excerpt

Update: CVE assigned and patched kernels are now in production 2026-06-02 15:31 UTC: The vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2026-46243, and the patched kernels have been released to the production repositories/mirrors. You no longer need to enable the testing repo to get them. Just run: sudo dnf clean metadata && sudo dnf upgrade sudo reboot Thanks to everyone in the community who helped verify these builds. The kernels released to production are bit for bit identical to those that were in testing. The rest of this post is preserved as originally published.