Security updates vs dnf release timing

I’m trying to get a handle on monitoring Almalinux 10 for general security updates. I am getting emails from the announce@lists.almalinux.org, but there is usually a lag between the announcement and an actual package. Or so it seems to me.

For example I got the security announcement included below on Friday the 24th, but as of today, the 28th, I have not seen a package for it.

Generally, what is the normal sequence and timeline from Redhat security announcement to Almalinux to package deployment? Not complaining, just wanting to understand.

Also, a dedicated place for just the specific versions would be helpful, segregate V8/9/10 etc.

Thanks

-----Original Message-----

From: AlmaLinux Errata Notifications via Announce [mailto:announce@lists.almalinux.org]
Sent: Friday, April 24, 2026 10:07 AM
To: announce@lists.almalinux.org

Subject: [Announce] [Security Advisory] ALSA-2026:9264: kernel security update (Important)

Hi,

You are receiving an AlmaLinux Security update email because you subscribed to receive errata notifications from AlmaLinux.

AlmaLinux: 10

Type: Security

Severity: Important

Release date: 2026-04-24

For the most accurate information about AlmaLinux security advisories and package release timing, please ask in the AlmaLinux Security channel:

Thank you. I have accounts at https://accounts.almalinux.org, which your link, links, but none work for the Foundation Chat link logon. Can you point me to the path to be able to access the chat you reference? Is it public, I mean general users can access once registered? I applied for a membership via accounts which is pending approval, but I got the feeling from it’s question it was limited to developers. I searched adn an old post here mentions steps to get access, but they are outdated or missing something as non of the options it mentions are available. :confused:

RHEL 10 got corresponding update 2026-04-21
AlmaLinux 10 on 2026-04-24
The date on the packages on Alma’s main server is 2026-04-23
The date on Packages directory, which contains the package, is 2026-04-24

The date on Packages dir in my nearest mirror is still 2026-04-22 and latest kernel package is not there.

I’d say that the issue is in sync of repos from main server to mirrors.

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Mines. finally there today, I’ll watch it next time and if it’s still lagging try a different mirror hard coded.

There was apparently a bug in the code that copies packages to mirrors, and that bug was fixed yesterday. That is, it did affect all mirrors.


It is possible that occasionally some particular mirror has (local) issues.

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@shorton

Are you experiencing any issues related to this?

Please check.

Not as far as I know. But there’s no place on the side, after logging in, to request the access you mentioned. Or not that I see anyway.