Two critical vulnerabilities in PHP, nicknamed php2shell, were disclosed by PHP today: CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619.

AlmaLinux 8, 9, and 10 all ship affected PHP versions, and we will release patched packages for testing today.
almalinux.org/blog/2026-10-2…

Open source works when people show up! 👏

@bennyvasquez and @DeSheaWitcher85 discuss how the Promo SIG benefits the broader AlmaLinux community.

📢 A new Linux kernel vulnerability, tracked by Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) as ZDI-CAN-33367, is the same kind of bug as Dirty Frag and Fragnesia.

AlmaLinux 8, 9, and 10 are affected. Patched kernels are available for testing!
almalinux.org/blog/2026-10-2…

PwnEscape (CVE-2026-99999): a guest VM can attack its host kernel to leak memory, crash it, or gain root. Rated Critical.

AlmaLinux 8, 9, and 10 are affected. Patched kernels are available now. almalinux.org/blog/2026-10-1…

AlmaLinux is bound for Texas LinuxFest!

Come find us, and catch @jonathanspw’s session on DNS: its history, nameservers, TTLs, caching, record types, and email.

Learn the backbone you blame every day. 2026.texaslinuxfest.org @texaslinuxfest

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Your support keeps the project community-owned, community-governed, and forever free. 🙏

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Researcher finds it, kernel devs write an upstream fix, distros pick it up.

PwnEscape (CVE-2026-99999) is a KVM guest-to-host escape, and the open source loop is already running on it.

Worth a read: theregister.com/virtualization… by @ssharwood via @TheRegister

.@evanrkeller built a web app that tracks his pilot friends’ planes on a vertical touchscreen at their weekly airport meetup.

It runs on AlmaLinux, on a Dell and a Raspberry Pi. Hear how it came together: youtube.com/watch?v=VqWQfy… @kellersolution @bennyvasquez

Traditional HPC means SSH, shell scripts, and a batch queue.

@ucl's new AlmaLinux system keeps that, then adds JupyterHub, RStudio, MATLAB and Galaxy through a side cloud! youtu.be/kgizIcwTb60 with @owainkenway @bennyvasquez

Patched PHP packages are now in testing!

Learn more and help us with testing: almalinux.org/blog/2026-10-2…

AlmaLinux has grown a lot, and we want what we build next to be what you actually need. 🐧

What’s working? What’s missing? What’s the ONE thing you’d most like us to do?

Take our 5-minute anonymous survey (open until Nov 16)! almalinux.org/blog/2026-10-1…

Atomic SIG just shipped atomic-ci v13: bootc-base-imagectl rechunking, image-builder ISOs that boot into a live session, and aarch64 ISOs.

Atomic Desktop users: first update re-pulls the image, then back to small diffs. 👇 almalinux.org/blog/2026-10-1…

Meet Muuhh Ikeda, one of two newly elected AlmaLinux Board members!

See his take on innovation vs. sustainability, his first distro, and an editor opinion he considers settled. almalinux.org/blog/2026-10-0…

⚠️ PwnEscape (CVE-2026-99999) is a newly disclosed Linux kernel vulnerability.

AlmaLinux 8, 9, and 10 are affected. Patched kernels are available for testing!

Read more 👇 almalinux.org/blog/2026-10-1…

The SCaLE conference CFP closes November 1 and we have 10 tips for submitting your proposal.

Tip 1: Start with your audience, not your topic.
See all the tips:
ow.ly/MmWv50ZUqmT
Submit to the CFP
ow.ly/qBNB50ZUqmS

The Promo SIG (formerly known as the Marketing SIG) is here to make sure to spread the good word about AlmaLinux!

@bennyvasquez and @DeSheaWitcher85 from @TuxCare_ talk about the recent name change and what people should know about the SIG.

Learn more: almalinux.org/blog/2026-10-1…

Tristan Théroux has entered the AlmaLinux board member chat! 💬

He has plans for the community, as well as strong opinions about the best distro and command line editor. almalinux.org/blog/2026-10-0…

AlmaLinux now certifies software, not just hardware!

The rewritten suite finishes most runs in under 10 minutes, and results land in the new public catalog.

dnf install alma-certify and tell us your machine works. 👇 almalinux.org/blog/2026-09-2…

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The UK is reorganizing regional HPC by architecture instead of subject area.

@ucl's new machine runs AlmaLinux and goes CPU-first, with high memory bandwidth per core for its materials scientists.

Dr. Owain Kenway explains: youtube.com/watch?v=kgizIc… @bennyvasquez