Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 26 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP5)

Announcement ID:	SUSE-SU-2026:0725-1
Release Date:	2026-03-01T10:33:42Z
Rating:	important
References:	bsc#1255577 bsc#1256097 bsc#1258139
Cross-References:	CVE-2022-50700 CVE-2023-54142 CVE-2025-38129
CVSS scores:	CVE-2022-50700 ( SUSE ): 8.5 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVE-2022-50700 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2023-54142 ( 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-2023-54142 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2025-38129 ( SUSE ): 8.5 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVE-2025-38129 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2025-38129 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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 three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise kernel 5.14.21-150500.55.103 fixes various security issues

The following security issues were fixed:

• CVE-2022-50700: wifi: ath10k: Delay the unmapping of the buffer (bsc#1255577).
• CVE-2023-54142: gtp: Fix use-after-free in __gtp_encap_destroy() (bsc#1256097).
• CVE-2025-38129: page_pool: fix use-after-free in page_pool_recycle_in_ring (bsc#1258139).

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-2026-725=1 SUSE-2026-724=1 SUSE-2026-726=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2026-725=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2026-724=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2026-726=1

Package List:

• openSUSE Leap 15.5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_25-debugsource-14-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_103-default-debuginfo-14-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_24-debugsource-15-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_103-default-14-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_26-debugsource-14-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_97-default-15-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_97-default-debuginfo-15-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_100-default-14-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_100-default-debuginfo-14-150500.2.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_25-debugsource-14-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_103-default-debuginfo-14-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_24-debugsource-15-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_103-default-14-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_26-debugsource-14-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_97-default-15-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_97-default-debuginfo-15-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_100-default-14-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_100-default-debuginfo-14-150500.2.1

References:

• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50700.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-54142.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38129.html
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255577
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256097
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258139