SUSE-SU-2026:20169-1: important: Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 0 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 16)
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# Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 0 for SUSE Linux Enterprise
16)
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:20169-1
Release Date: 2026-01-26T11:26:25Z
Rating: important
References:
* bsc#1246019
* bsc#1248301
* bsc#1248400
* bsc#1248631
* bsc#1248670
* bsc#1248672
* bsc#1249207
* bsc#1249208
* bsc#1249241
* bsc#1249537
* bsc#1250192
* bsc#1251956
* bsc#1251982
* bsc#1252270
* bsc#1253437
* bsc#1254196
* bsc#1256928
Cross-References:
* CVE-2024-53164
* CVE-2025-38500
* CVE-2025-38554
* CVE-2025-38572
* CVE-2025-38588
* CVE-2025-38608
* CVE-2025-38616
* CVE-2025-38617
* CVE-2025-38618
* CVE-2025-38664
* CVE-2025-39682
* CVE-2025-39963
* CVE-2025-40204
* CVE-2025-40212
CVSS scores:
* CVE-2024-53164 ( SUSE ): 5.7
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
* CVE-2024-53164 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2024-53164 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
* CVE-2025-38500 ( 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-2025-38500 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2025-38500 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2025-38500 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2025-38554 ( 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-2025-38554 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2025-38554 ( 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-2025-38616 ( SUSE ): 7.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2025-38616 ( NVD ): 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
* CVE-2025-38617 ( 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-2025-38617 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2025-38617 ( NVD ): 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
* CVE-2025-38618 ( 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-2025-38618 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2025-38618 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2025-38664 ( 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-2025-38664 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2025-38664 ( 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-2025-39682 ( NVD ): 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
* CVE-2025-39963 ( 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-2025-39963 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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
* CVE-2025-40212 ( 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-2025-40212 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
* SUSE Linux Micro 6.2
An update that solves 14 vulnerabilities and has three fixes can now be
installed.
## Description:
This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise kernel 6.12.0-160000.5.1 fixes various
security issues
The following security issues were fixed:
* CVE-2024-53164: net: sched: fix ordering of qlen adjustment (bsc#1246019).
* CVE-2025-38500: xfrm: interface: fix use-after-free after changing
collect_md xfrm interface (bsc#1248672).
* CVE-2025-38554: mm: fix a UAF when vma->mm is freed after vma->vm_refcnt got
dropped (bsc#1248301).
* 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-2025-38616: tls: handle data disappearing from under the TLS ULP
(bsc#1249537).
* CVE-2025-38617: net/packet: fix a race in packet_set_ring() and
packet_notifier() (bsc#1249208).
* CVE-2025-38618: vsock: Do not allow binding to VMADDR_PORT_ANY
(bsc#1249207).
* CVE-2025-38664: ice: Fix a null pointer dereference in
ice_copy_and_init_pkg() (bsc#1248631).
* CVE-2025-39682: tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list
(bsc#1250192).
* CVE-2025-39963: io_uring: fix incorrect io_kiocb reference in io_link_skb
(bsc#1251982).
* CVE-2025-40204: sctp: Fix MAC comparison to be constant-time (bsc#1253437).
* CVE-2025-40212: nfsd: fix refcount leak in nfsd_set_fh_dentry()
(bsc#1254196).
The following non security issues were fixed:
* Explicitly add module-common.c with vermagic and retpoline modinfo
(bsc#1252270).
* powerpc64/modules: correctly iterate over stubs in setup_ftrace_ool_stubs
(bsc#1251956).
* 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:
* SUSE Linux Micro 6.2
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SL-Micro-6.2-196=1
## Package List:
* SUSE Linux Micro 6.2 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
* kernel-livepatch-SLE16_Update_0-debugsource-5-160000.4.3
* kernel-livepatch-6_12_0-160000_5-default-5-160000.4.3
* kernel-livepatch-6_12_0-160000_5-default-debuginfo-5-160000.4.3
## References:
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-53164.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38500.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38554.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38572.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38588.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38608.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38616.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38617.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38618.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38664.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-39682.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-39963.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40204.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40212.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1246019
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1248301
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1248400
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1248631
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1248670
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1248672
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249207
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249208
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249241
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249537
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1250192
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1251956
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1251982
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1252270
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1253437
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254196
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256928
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