Security update for the Linux Kernel RT (Live Patch 0 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP7)

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1185-1
Release Date: 2026-04-03T16:41:59Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-39973 ( 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-2025-39973 ( 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-2025-40159 ( 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-2025-40159 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-71120 ( SUSE ): 8.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-71120 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-71120 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2026-22999 ( 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-2026-22999 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2026-22999 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2026-23074 ( 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-2026-23074 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2026-23074 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2026-23074 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2026-23111 ( 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-2026-23111 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2026-23111 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2026-23111 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2026-23209 ( 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-2026-23209 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2026-23209 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2026-23209 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

An update that solves eight vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 6.4.0-150700.5 fixes various security issues

The following security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2025-39973: i40e: add validation for ring_len param (bsc#1252036).
  • CVE-2025-40018: ipvs: Defer ip_vs_ftp unregister during netns cleanup (bsc#1252689).
  • CVE-2025-40159: xsk: Harden userspace-supplied xdp_desc validation (bsc#1253404).
  • CVE-2025-71120: SUNRPC: svcauth_gss: avoid NULL deref on zero length gss_token in gss_read_proxy_verf (bsc#1256780).
  • CVE-2026-22999: net/sched: sch_qfq: do not free existing class in qfq_change_class() (bsc#1257238).
  • CVE-2026-23074: net/sched: Enforce that teql can only be used as root qdisc (bsc#1258051).
  • CVE-2026-23111: netfilter: nf_tables: fix inverted genmask check in nft_map_catchall_activate() (bsc#1258183).
  • CVE-2026-23209: macvlan: fix error recovery in macvlan_common_newlink() (bsc#1258784).

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 Live Patching 15-SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP7-2026-1185=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP7-2026-1184=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP7-2026-1183=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP7-2026-1182=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP7-2026-1181=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP7 (x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_19-rt-5-150700.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_19-rt-debuginfo-5-150700.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_2-debugsource-12-150700.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_5-rt-13-150700.3.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_3-debugsource-8-150700.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_0-debugsource-13-150700.3.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_5-debugsource-5-150700.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_5-rt-debuginfo-13-150700.3.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_13-rt-debuginfo-8-150700.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_8-rt-12-150700.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_13-rt-8-150700.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_8-rt-debuginfo-12-150700.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_4-debugsource-8-150700.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_16-rt-debuginfo-8-150700.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_16-rt-8-150700.2.1

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