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Stable Branch add cmsec almalinux-testing repo hint when production lags vendor baseline in 132.00stable

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    add cmsec almalinux-testing repo hint when production lags vendor baseline in 132.00stable

    When AlmaLinux publishes a kernel security advisory, the patched kernel
    lands in the almalinux-testing repo first and only promotes to production
    BaseOS/AppStream after community validation. During that window
    'dnf --refresh upgrade' on a production-only host reports 'Nothing to do'
    even though cmsec correctly flags the running kernel as VULNERABLE — a
    confusing UX gap users were hitting on AlmaLinux 10.1 with the Dirty Frag
    fix kernel-6.12.0-124.55.3.el10_1 still in testing as of 2026-05-09.

    The new long-form output block fires only when:
    - FINAL_STATUS = vulnerable
    - os_id = almalinux OR almalinux-kitten

    Rocky Linux is intentionally excluded — it does not ship an equivalent
    end-user testing repo, so the hint would be misleading on Rocky hosts.


    Changes:
    - tools/cmm-security/checks/check-cve-2026-31431.sh: new item 6 in
    Suggested next actions, conditional on vulnerable + AlmaLinux/Kitten.
    - tools/cmm-security/checks/check-cve-2026-43284.sh: same.
    - tools/cmm-security/checks/check-cve-2026-43500.sh: same, but as item 3
    in the slim numbered actions block.

    Branch parity with 141.00beta01 (commit b74b644a) and 140.00beta01;
    tools/cmm-security/ remains byte-identical across all three branches.

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    132.00stable branch