# Alpine Linux releases security updates for four stable branches

> **Key takeaway:** New Alpine Linux releases address high and medium severity OpenSSL vulnerabilities.

**Published:** 2026-09-17T00:00:00+00:00 
**Source:** Alpine Linux Releases & Security 
**Category:** distro-news 
**Canonical URL:** https://fosswire.org/news/alpine-3218-3226-3236-and-3242-released.html 

## Summary
The Alpine Linux project has released updates for four stable branches: 3.21.8, 3.22.6, 3.23.6, and 3.24.2. These updates specifically target all known high and medium severity OpenSSL vulnerabilities relevant to each branch, in addition to other bug and security fixes.

## Security fixes in Alpine Linux
- Addresses all known **high** and **medium** severity **OpenSSL** vulnerabilities.
- Includes various other security and bug fixes across the 3.21, 3.22, 3.23, and 3.24 release branches.

## Why it matters
Users running these Alpine Linux branches should update immediately to mitigate OpenSSL-related risks.