Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 35 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP5)

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1060-1
Release Date: 2026-03-26T10:04:45Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-21738 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-21738 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-21738 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 5.14.21-150500.55.136 fixes one security issue

The following security issue was fixed:

  • CVE-2025-21738: ata: libata-sff: ensure that we cannot write outside the allocated buffer (bsc#1257118).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-1060=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2026-1060=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_35-debugsource-2-150500.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_136-default-debuginfo-2-150500.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_136-default-2-150500.2.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_35-debugsource-2-150500.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_136-default-debuginfo-2-150500.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_136-default-2-150500.2.1

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