Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 8 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6)

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0262-1
Release Date: 2026-01-22T16:33:42Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2023-53676 ( 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-2023-53676 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-38476 ( 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-2025-38476 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-38476 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-38572 ( SUSE ): 9.2 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-38572 ( SUSE ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-38572 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-38588 ( 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-2025-38588 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-38588 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-38608 ( SUSE ): 6.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-38608 ( SUSE ): 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-38608 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-39682 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
  • CVE-2025-40204 ( SUSE ): 8.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-40204 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Products:
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

An update that solves seven vulnerabilities and has one security fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise kernel 6.4.0-150600.23.38 fixes various security issues

The following security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2023-53676: scsi: target: iscsi: Fix buffer overflow in lio_target_nacl_info_show() (bsc#1251787).
  • CVE-2025-38476: rpl: Fix use-after-free in rpl_do_srh_inline() (bsc#1251203).
  • CVE-2025-38572: ipv6: reject malicious packets in ipv6_gso_segment() (bsc#1248400).
  • CVE-2025-38588: ipv6: prevent infinite loop in rt6_nlmsg_size() (bsc#1249241).
  • CVE-2025-38608: bpf, ktls: Fix data corruption when using bpf_msg_pop_data() in ktls (bsc#1248670).
  • CVE-2025-39682: tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list (bsc#1250192).
  • CVE-2025-40204: sctp: Fix MAC comparison to be constant-time (bsc#1253437).

The following non security issue was fixed:

  • fix addr_bit_set() issue on big-endian machines (bsc#1256928).

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 15.6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-262=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2026-262=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_38-default-12-150600.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_8-debugsource-12-150600.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_38-default-debuginfo-12-150600.2.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_38-default-12-150600.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_8-debugsource-12-150600.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_38-default-debuginfo-12-150600.2.1

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