Security update for the Linux Kernel
| Announcement ID: | SUSE-SU-2026:1078-1 |
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| Release Date: | 2026-03-26T12:43:14Z |
| Rating: | important |
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An update that solves 68 vulnerabilities and has eight security fixes can now be installed.
Description:
The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP5 kernel was updated to receive various security bugfixes.
The following security bugs were fixed:
- CVE-2022-50453: gpiolib: cdev: fix NULL-pointer dereferences (bsc#1250887).
- CVE-2023-53794: cifs: fix session state check in reconnect to avoid use-after-free issue (bsc#1255163).
- CVE-2023-53802: wifi: ath9k: htc_hst: free skb in ath9k_htc_rx_msg() if there is no callback function (bsc#1254725).
- CVE-2023-53808: wifi: mwifiex: fix memory leak in mwifiex_histogram_read() (bsc#1254723).
- CVE-2023-53816: drm/amdkfd: fix potential kgd_mem UAFs (bsc#1254958).
- CVE-2023-53817: crypto: lib/mpi - avoid null pointer deref in mpi_cmp_ui() (bsc#1254992).
- CVE-2023-53827: Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix use-after-free in l2cap_disconnect_{req,rsp} (bsc#1255049).
- CVE-2023-54184: scsi: target: iscsit: Free cmds before session free (bsc#1255991).
- CVE-2025-21738: ata: libata-sff: Ensure that we cannot write outside the allocated buffer (bsc#1238917).
- CVE-2025-22083: vhost-scsi: Fix handling of multiple calls to vhost_scsi_set_endpoint (bsc#1241414).
- CVE-2025-22125: md/raid1,raid10: do not ignore IO flags (bsc#1241596).
- CVE-2025-39748: bpf: Forget ranges when refining tnum after JSET (bsc#1249587).
- CVE-2025-39817: efivarfs: Fix slab-out-of-bounds in efivarfs_d_compare (bsc#1249998).
- CVE-2025-39964: crypto: af_alg - Disallow concurrent writes in af_alg_sendmsg (bsc#1251966).
- CVE-2025-39998: scsi: target: target_core_configfs: Add length check to avoid buffer overflow (bsc#1252073).
- CVE-2025-40099: cifs: parse_dfs_referrals: prevent oob on malformed input (bsc#1252911).
- CVE-2025-40103: smb: client: Fix refcount leak for cifs_sb_tlink (bsc#1252924).
- CVE-2025-40219: PCI/IOV: Add PCI rescan-remove locking when enabling/disabling SR-IOV (bsc#1254518).
- CVE-2025-40220: fuse: fix livelock in synchronous file put from fuseblk workers (bsc#1254520).
- CVE-2025-40242: gfs2: Fix unlikely race in gdlm_put_lock (bsc#1255075).
- CVE-2025-40342: nvme-fc: use lock accessing port_state and rport state (bsc#1255274).
- CVE-2025-68223: drm/radeon: delete radeon_fence_process in is_signaled, no deadlock (bsc#1255357).
- CVE-2025-68234: scsi: imm: Fix use-after-free bug caused by unfinished delayed work (bsc#1255416).
- CVE-2025-68283: libceph: replace BUG_ON with bounds check for map->max_osd (bsc#1255379).
- CVE-2025-68285: libceph: fix potential use-after-free in have_mon_and_osd_map() (bsc#1255401).
- CVE-2025-68287: usb: dwc3: Fix race condition between concurrent dwc3_remove_requests() call paths (bsc#1255152).
- CVE-2025-68295: smb: client: fix memory leak in cifs_construct_tcon() (bsc#1255129).
- CVE-2025-68724: crypto: asymmetric_keys - prevent overflow in asymmetric_key_generate_id (bsc#1255550).
- CVE-2025-68818: scsi: qla2xxx: Perform lockless command completion in abort path (bsc#1256675).
- CVE-2025-71075: scsi: aic94xx: fix use-after-free in device removal path (bsc#1256629).
- CVE-2025-71104: KVM: x86: Fix VM hard lockup after prolonged inactivity with periodic HV timer (bsc#1256708).
- CVE-2025-71113: crypto: af_alg - zero initialize memory allocated via sock_kmalloc (bsc#1256716).
- CVE-2025-71116: libceph: make decode_pool() more resilient against corrupted osdmaps (bsc#1256744).
- CVE-2025-71131: crypto: seqiv - Do not use req->iv after crypto_aead_encrypt (bsc#1256742).
- CVE-2025-71183: btrfs: always detect conflicting inodes when logging inode refs (bsc#1257631).
- CVE-2025-71184: btrfs: fix NULL dereference on root when tracing inode eviction (bsc#1257635).
- CVE-2025-71194: btrfs: fix deadlock in wait_current_trans() due to ignored transaction type (bsc#1257687).
- CVE-2025-71224: wifi: mac80211: ocb: skip rx_no_sta when interface is not joined (bsc#1258824).
- CVE-2025-71236: scsi: qla2xxx: Validate sp before freeing associated memory (bsc#1258442).
- CVE-2026-22991: libceph: make free_choose_arg_map() resilient to partial allocation (bsc#1257220).
- CVE-2026-22998: nvme-tcp: fix NULL pointer dereferences in nvmet_tcp_build_pdu_iovec (bsc#1257209).
- CVE-2026-23004: dst: fix races in rt6_uncached_list_del() and rt_del_uncached_list() (bsc#1257231).
- CVE-2026-23054: net: hv_netvsc: reject RSS hash key programming without RX indirection table (bsc#1257732).
- CVE-2026-23060: crypto: authencesn - reject too-short AAD (assoclen<8) to match ESP/ESN spec (bsc#1257735).
- CVE-2026-23064: net/sched: act_ife: avoid possible NULL deref (bsc#1257765).
- CVE-2026-23069: vsock/virtio: fix potential underflow in virtio_transport_get_credit() (bsc#1257755).
- CVE-2026-23074: net/sched: Enforce that teql can only be used as root qdisc (bsc#1257749).
- CVE-2026-23083: fou: Don't allow 0 for FOU_ATTR_IPPROTO (bsc#1257745).
- CVE-2026-23084: be2net: Fix NULL pointer dereference in be_cmd_get_mac_from_list (bsc#1257830).
- CVE-2026-23085: irqchip/gic-v3-its: Avoid truncating memory addresses (bsc#1257758).
- CVE-2026-23086: vsock/virtio: cap TX credit to local buffer size (bsc#1257757).
- CVE-2026-23089: ALSA: usb-audio: Fix use-after-free in snd_usb_mixer_free() (bsc#1257790).
- CVE-2026-23095: gue: Fix skb memleak with inner IP protocol 0 (bsc#1257808).
- CVE-2026-23099: bonding: limit BOND_MODE_8023AD to Ethernet devices (bsc#1257816).
- CVE-2026-23105: net/sched: qfq: Use cl_is_active to determine whether class is active in qfq_rm_from_ag (bsc#1257775).
- CVE-2026-23112: nvmet-tcp: add bounds checks in nvmet_tcp_build_pdu_iovec (bsc#1258184).
- CVE-2026-23125: sctp: move SCTP_CMD_ASSOC_SHKEY right after SCTP_CMD_PEER_INIT (bsc#1258293).
- CVE-2026-23141: btrfs: send: check for inline extents in range_is_hole_in_parent() (bsc#1258377).
- CVE-2026-23191: ALSA: aloop: Fix racy access at PCM trigger (bsc#1258395).
- CVE-2026-23198: KVM: Don't clobber irqfd routing type when deassigning irqfd (bsc#1258321).
- CVE-2026-23204: net/sched: cls_u32: use skb_header_pointer_careful() (bsc#1258340).
- CVE-2026-23208: ALSA: usb-audio: Prevent excessive number of frames (bsc#1258468).
- CVE-2026-23209: macvlan: fix error recovery in macvlan_common_newlink() (bsc#1258518).
- CVE-2026-23268: apparmor: fix unprivileged local user can do privileged policy management (bsc#1258850).
- CVE-2026-23269: apparmor: validate DFA start states are in bounds in unpack_pdb (bsc#1259857).
The following non-security bugs were fixed:
- apparmor: Fix double free of ns_name in aa_replace_profiles() (bsc#1258849).
- apparmor: fix memory leak in verify_header (bsc#1258849).
- apparmor: fix unprivileged local user can do privileged policy management (bsc#1258849).
- apparmor: fix: limit the number of levels of policy namespaces (bsc#1258849).
- apparmor: replace recursive profile removal with iterative approach (bsc#1258849).
- apparmor: validate DFA start states are in bounds in unpack_pdb (bsc#1258849).
- drm/mgag200: fix mgag200_bmc_stop_scanout() (bsc#1258153 bsc#1258226)
- md/raid1,raid10: do not handle IO error for REQ_RAHEAD and REQ_NOWAIT (git-fixes).
- md/raid1,raid10: strip REQ_NOWAIT from member bios (git-fixes).
- net/mlx5: Ensure fw pages are always allocated on same NUMA (git-fixes).
- usb: storage: Fix memory leak in USB bulk transport (bsc#1257949).
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:
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2026-1078=1 -
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2026-1078=1 -
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2026-1078=1
Package List:
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5 (nosrc)
- kernel-default-4.12.14-122.296.1
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
- kernel-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.296.1
- kernel-default-kgraft-4.12.14-122.296.1
- kernel-default-kgraft-devel-4.12.14-122.296.1
- kernel-default-debugsource-4.12.14-122.296.1
- kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_296-default-1-8.3.1
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
- ocfs2-kmp-default-4.12.14-122.296.1
- dlm-kmp-default-4.12.14-122.296.1
- kernel-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.296.1
- kernel-syms-4.12.14-122.296.1
- ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.296.1
- kernel-default-base-4.12.14-122.296.1
- kernel-default-base-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.296.1
- kernel-default-devel-4.12.14-122.296.1
- gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.296.1
- cluster-md-kmp-default-4.12.14-122.296.1
- kernel-default-debugsource-4.12.14-122.296.1
- gfs2-kmp-default-4.12.14-122.296.1
- cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.296.1
- dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.296.1
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 nosrc)
- kernel-default-4.12.14-122.296.1
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (noarch)
- kernel-macros-4.12.14-122.296.1
- kernel-source-4.12.14-122.296.1
- kernel-devel-4.12.14-122.296.1
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (s390x)
- kernel-default-man-4.12.14-122.296.1
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (x86_64)
- kernel-default-devel-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.296.1
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
- ocfs2-kmp-default-4.12.14-122.296.1
- dlm-kmp-default-4.12.14-122.296.1
- kernel-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.296.1
- kernel-syms-4.12.14-122.296.1
- ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.296.1
- kernel-default-base-4.12.14-122.296.1
- kernel-default-base-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.296.1
- kernel-default-devel-4.12.14-122.296.1
- gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.296.1
- cluster-md-kmp-default-4.12.14-122.296.1
- kernel-default-devel-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.296.1
- kernel-default-debugsource-4.12.14-122.296.1
- gfs2-kmp-default-4.12.14-122.296.1
- cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.296.1
- dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.296.1
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (nosrc x86_64)
- kernel-default-4.12.14-122.296.1
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (noarch)
- kernel-macros-4.12.14-122.296.1
- kernel-source-4.12.14-122.296.1
- kernel-devel-4.12.14-122.296.1
References:
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50453.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-53794.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-53802.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-53808.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-53816.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-53817.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-53827.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-54184.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6040.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-21738.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-22083.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-22125.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-39748.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-39817.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-39964.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-39998.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40099.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40103.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40219.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40220.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40242.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40342.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68223.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68234.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68283.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68285.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68287.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68295.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68724.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68818.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-71075.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-71104.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-71113.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-71116.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-71131.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-71183.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-71184.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-71194.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-71224.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-71236.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-22991.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-22998.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23003.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23004.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23054.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23060.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23064.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23069.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23074.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23083.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23084.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23085.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23086.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23089.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23095.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23099.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23105.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23112.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23125.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23141.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23191.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23198.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23204.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23208.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23209.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23268.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23269.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-25702.html
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1215420
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218752
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1238917
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1241414
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1241596
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249587
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249998
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1250887
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1251966
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1252073
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1252911
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1252924
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254518
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254520
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254723
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254725
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254958
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254992
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255049
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255075
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255129
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255152
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255163
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255274
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255357
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255379
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255401
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255416
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255550
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255991
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256629
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256675
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256708
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256716
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256742
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256744
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257209
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257220
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257231
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257246
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257473
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257631
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257635
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257672
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257687
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257732
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257735
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257745
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257749
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257755
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257757
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257758
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257765
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257775
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257790
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257808
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257816
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257830
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257942
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257949
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258153
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258184
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258226
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258293
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258321
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258340
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258377
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258395
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258442
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258468
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258518
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258824
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258849
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258850
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259069
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259857