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<h1>Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 72 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP5)</h1>
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<th>Announcement ID:</th>
<td>SUSE-SU-2026:0958-1</td>
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<th>Release Date:</th>
<td>2026-03-23T08:06:02Z</td>
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<th>Rating:</th>
<td>important</td>
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<th>References:</th>
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<ul>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1247240">bsc#1247240</a>
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<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1250785">bsc#1250785</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254755">bsc#1254755</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255402">bsc#1255402</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255595">bsc#1255595</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256217">bsc#1256217</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256624">bsc#1256624</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256644">bsc#1256644</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257118">bsc#1257118</a>
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</ul>
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<th>
Cross-References:
</th>
<td>
<ul>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50423.html">CVE-2022-50423</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50697.html">CVE-2022-50697</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50756.html">CVE-2022-50756</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-53781.html">CVE-2023-53781</a>
</li>
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<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-21738.html">CVE-2025-21738</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38488.html">CVE-2025-38488</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68285.html">CVE-2025-68285</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68813.html">CVE-2025-68813</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-71085.html">CVE-2025-71085</a>
</li>
</ul>
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<th>CVSS scores:</th>
<td>
<ul class="list-group">
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<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2022-50423</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">8.5</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">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</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2022-50423</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2022-50423</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2022-50423</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2022-50697</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.3</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">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</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2022-50697</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.0</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2022-50756</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.3</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">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</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2022-50756</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.0</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2023-53781</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.3</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">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</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2023-53781</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.0</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2025-21738</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.3</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">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</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2025-21738</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2025-21738</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">5.5</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2025-38488</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">8.5</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">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</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2025-38488</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2025-38488</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2025-68285</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.3</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">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</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2025-68285</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.0</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2025-68813</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">8.7</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">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</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2025-68813</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.5</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2025-71085</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">8.7</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">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</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2025-71085</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.5</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H</span>
</li>
</ul>
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<th>Affected Products:</th>
<td>
<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5</li>
</ul>
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<p>An update that solves nine vulnerabilities can now be installed.</p>
<h2>Description:</h2>
<p>This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 4.12.14-122.272 fixes various security issues</p>
<p>The following security issues were fixed:</p>
<ul>
<li>CVE-2022-50423: ACPICA: Fix use-after-free in acpi_ut_copy_ipackage_to_ipackage() (bsc#1250785).</li>
<li>CVE-2022-50697: mrp: introduce active flags to prevent UAF when applicant uninit (bsc#1255595).</li>
<li>CVE-2022-50756: nvme-pci: fix mempool alloc size (bsc#1256217).</li>
<li>CVE-2023-53781: smc: Fix use-after-free in tcp_write_timer_handler() (bsc#1254755).</li>
<li>CVE-2025-21738: ata: libata-sff: ensure that we cannot write outside the allocated buffer (bsc#1257118).</li>
<li>CVE-2025-38488: smb: client: fix use-after-free in crypt_message when using async crypto (bsc#1247240).</li>
<li>CVE-2025-68285: libceph: fix potential use-after-free in have_mon_and_osd_map() (bsc#1255402).</li>
<li>CVE-2025-68813: ipvs: fix ipv4 null-ptr-deref in route error path (bsc#1256644).</li>
<li>CVE-2025-71085: ipv6: BUG() in pskb_expand_head() as part of calipso_skbuff_setattr() (bsc#1256624).</li>
</ul>
<h2>Patch Instructions:</h2>
<p>
To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended
installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".<br/>
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
</p>
<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2026-958=1</code>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>Package List:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_272-default-7-2.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>References:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50423.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50423.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50697.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50697.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50756.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50756.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-53781.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-53781.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-21738.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-21738.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38488.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38488.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68285.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68285.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68813.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68813.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-71085.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-71085.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1247240">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1247240</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1250785">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1250785</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254755">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254755</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255402">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255402</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255595">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255595</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256217">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256217</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256624">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256624</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256644">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256644</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257118">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257118</a>
</li>
</ul>
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