Security update for the Linux Kernel RT (Live Patch 5 for SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 6.0)

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:20705-1
Release Date: 2026-03-05T11:13:05Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-38129 ( 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-2025-38129 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-38129 ( 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 Micro 6.0

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise kernel 6.4.0-25.1 fixes one security issue

The following security issue was fixed:

  • CVE-2025-38129: page_pool: fix use-after-free in page_pool_recycle_in_ring (bsc#1258139).

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 Micro 6.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.0-kernel-284=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 (x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_5-debugsource-15-1.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-25-rt-15-1.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-25-rt-debuginfo-15-1.1

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