Security update for the Linux Kernel

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0352-1
Release Date: 2026-01-30T14:05:24Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2023-23559 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
  • CVE-2023-23559 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2023-23559 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2023-54110 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2023-54168 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-40018 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-40018 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-40215 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-40215 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE

An update that solves five vulnerabilities and has one security fix can now be installed.

Description:

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP4 kernel was updated to fix various security issues

The following security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2023-54168: RDMA/mlx4: Prevent shift wrapping in set_user_sq_size() (bsc#1256053).
  • CVE-2025-40018: ipvs: Defer ip_vs_ftp unregister during netns cleanup (bsc#1253291 bsc#1253292).
  • CVE-2025-40215: kABI: xfrm: delete x->tunnel as we delete x (bsc#1254959).

Special Instructions and Notes:

  • Please reboot the system after installing this update.

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:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-11-SP4-LTSS-EXTREME-CORE-2026-352=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-11-SP4-LTSS-EXTREME-CORE-2026-352=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE (nosrc x86_64)
    • kernel-ec2-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-xen-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-default-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-trace-3.0.101-108.198.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE (x86_64)
    • kernel-xen-devel-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-default-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-ec2-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-default-devel-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-xen-devel-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-trace-debugsource-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-trace-devel-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-ec2-devel-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-ec2-debugsource-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-trace-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-source-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-xen-debugsource-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-syms-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-trace-devel-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-default-debugsource-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-trace-base-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-default-devel-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-xen-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-default-base-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-xen-base-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-ec2-devel-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-ec2-base-3.0.101-108.198.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE (noarch nosrc)
    • kernel-docs-3.0.101-108.198.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (nosrc x86_64)
    • kernel-ec2-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-xen-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-default-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-trace-3.0.101-108.198.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (x86_64)
    • kernel-xen-devel-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-default-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-ec2-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-default-devel-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-xen-devel-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-trace-debugsource-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-trace-devel-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-ec2-devel-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-ec2-debugsource-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-trace-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-source-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-xen-debugsource-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-syms-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-trace-devel-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-default-debugsource-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-trace-base-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-default-devel-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-xen-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-default-base-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-xen-base-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-ec2-devel-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.198.1
    • kernel-ec2-base-3.0.101-108.198.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (noarch nosrc)
    • kernel-docs-3.0.101-108.198.1

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