SUSE-SU-2026:5167-1: important: Security update for kubevirt

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# Security update for kubevirt

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:5167-1  
Release Date: 2026-11-10T14:20:33Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1278574
  * bsc#1278869
  * bsc#1279184
  * bsc#1279276
  * bsc#1285255
  * bsc#1286984
  * bsc#1287039
  * bsc#1287131
  * bsc#1287260

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2026-56854
  * CVE-2026-56855
  * CVE-2026-78659
  * CVE-2026-78660
  * CVE-2026-78662
  * CVE-2026-78663
  * CVE-2026-78669
  * CVE-2026-84303
  * CVE-2026-84304
  * CVE-2026-84445
  * CVE-2026-97032

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2026-56854 ( SUSE ):  8.6
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-56854 ( SUSE ):  8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
  * CVE-2026-56854 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2026-56855 ( SUSE ):  8.7
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-56855 ( SUSE ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-56855 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-78659 ( SUSE ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-78659 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-78660 ( SUSE ):  7.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
  * CVE-2026-78660 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  * CVE-2026-78662 ( SUSE ):  8.7
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-78662 ( SUSE ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2026-78662 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2026-78663 ( SUSE ):  5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  * CVE-2026-78663 ( NVD ):  9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2026-78669 ( SUSE ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-78669 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-84303 ( SUSE ):  9.1
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-84303 ( SUSE ):  9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
  * CVE-2026-84303 ( NVD ):  6.3
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  * CVE-2026-84304 ( SUSE ):  8.7
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-84304 ( SUSE ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-84304 ( NVD ):  8.7
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  * CVE-2026-84445 ( SUSE ):  8.7
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-84445 ( SUSE ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-84445 ( NVD ):  8.7
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  * CVE-2026-97032 ( SUSE ):  5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-97032 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * Containers Module 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 11 vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for kubevirt fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2026-56854,CVE-2026-56855,CVE-2026-78662: golang.org/x/crypto/ssh:
    authentication bypass and deadlocks in the crypto/ssh library (bsc#1278574).
  * CVE-2026-78659: golang.org/x/net/http2: HTTP/2 server memory exhaustion due
    to Trailer headers (bsc#1286984).
  * CVE-2026-78660: golang.org/x/net/http2: HTTP/2 transport accepts malformed
    framing-related headers (bsc#1287039).
  * CVE-2026-78663: golang.org/x/net/http2: double flow control refund on HTTP/2
    server streams (bsc#1287131).
  * CVE-2026-78669: golang.org/x/net/http2: excessive CPU consumption from
    repeated initial window changes (bsc#1285255).
  * CVE-2026-84303: google.golang.org/grpc: xDS RBAC HTTP filter implementation
    issue allows for bypass of authorization policies via mixed-case or
    canonical-case header matches (bsc#1279276).
  * CVE-2026-84304: google.golang.org/grpc: heap memory exhaustion via HTTP/2
    DATA frame fragmentation (bsc#1279184).
  * CVE-2026-84445: google.golang.org/grpc: DoS via crash due to missing
    ':authority' and 'Host' headers in gRPC-Go xDS servers (bsc#1278869).
  * CVE-2026-97032: golang.org/x/net/http2: HTTP/2 server crash due to HPACK
    encoder race (bsc#1287260).

Rebuilt also against current go1.26.

## 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:

  * Containers Module 15-SP7  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Containers-15-SP7-2026-5167

## Package List:

  * Containers Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 x86_64)
    * kubevirt-manifests-1.7.4-150700.3.42.1
    * kubevirt-virtctl-debuginfo-1.7.4-150700.3.42.1
    * kubevirt-virtctl-1.7.4-150700.3.42.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-56854.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-56855.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-78659.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-78660.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-78662.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-78663.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-78669.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-84303.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-84304.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-84445.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97032.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1278574
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1278869
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1279184
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1279276
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1285255
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1286984
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1287039
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1287131
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1287260

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