Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 42 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP5)

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:3009-1
Release Date: 2026-07-15T07:34:15Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2026-46173 ( 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-2026-46173 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2026-46173 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2026-52909 ( SUSE ): 7.1 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-52909 ( SUSE ): 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
  • CVE-2026-52909 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2026-52943 ( 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-2026-52943 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2026-52943 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2026-52943 ( 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 15.4
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
  • 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 5.14.21-150500.55.172 fixes various security issues

The following security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2026-46173: exit: prevent preemption of oopsing TASK_DEAD task (bsc#1267723).
  • CVE-2026-52909: ip6_vti: set netns_immutable on the fallback device (bsc#1268662).
  • CVE-2026-52943: net: skbuff: fix missing zerocopy reference in pskb_carve helpers (bsc#1269023).

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-SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2026-3009=1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-3007=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2026-3007=1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-3009=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_56-debugsource-2-150400.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_225-default-2-150400.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_225-default-debuginfo-2-150400.2.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_56-debugsource-2-150400.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_225-default-2-150400.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_225-default-debuginfo-2-150400.2.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_172-default-2-150500.2.2
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_172-default-debuginfo-2-150500.2.2
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_42-debugsource-2-150500.2.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_172-default-2-150500.2.2
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_172-default-debuginfo-2-150500.2.2
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_42-debugsource-2-150500.2.2

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