Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 17 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP7)

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:3369-1
Release Date: 2026-07-28T13:06:21Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2026-46120 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2026-46120 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • 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-2026-46227 ( 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-2026-46227 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2026-46227 ( NVD ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2026-46227 ( 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
  • CVE-2026-53359 ( SUSE ): 9.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
  • CVE-2026-53359 ( SUSE ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2026-53359 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2026-53362 ( SUSE ): 9.0 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
  • CVE-2026-53362 ( SUSE ): 8.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2026-53362 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2026-53366 ( SUSE ): 9.0 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
  • CVE-2026-53366 ( SUSE ): 8.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2026-53366 ( 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 6.4.0-150700.53.63 fixes various security issues:

The following security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2026-46120: ip6_gre: Use cached t->net in ip6erspan_changelink() (bsc#1267893).
  • CVE-2026-46173: exit: prevent preemption of oopsing TASK_DEAD task (bsc#1267723).
  • CVE-2026-46227: sctp: revalidate list cursor after sctp_sendmsg_to_asoc() in SCTP_SENDALL (bsc#1267698).
  • 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).
  • CVE-2026-53359: KVM: x86: Fix shadow paging use-after-free due to unexpected role (bsc#1270060).
  • CVE-2026-53362: ipv6: account for fraggap on the paged allocation path (ipv6_frag_escape) (bsc#1269495).
  • CVE-2026-53366: ipv4: account for fraggap on the paged allocation path (bsc#1271370).

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-SP7-2026-3369=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP7 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_63-default-2-150700.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_17-debugsource-2-150700.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_63-default-debuginfo-2-150700.2.1

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