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<h1>Security update for the Linux Kernel</h1>
<table class="table table-striped table-bordered">
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<th>Announcement ID:</th>
<td>SUSE-SU-2026:1904-1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Release Date:</th>
<td>2026-05-17T15:22:35Z</td>
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<th>Rating:</th>
<td>important</td>
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<th>References:</th>
<td>
<ul>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1264013">bsc#1264013</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1264449">bsc#1264449</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1265209">bsc#1265209</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1265308">bsc#1265308</a>
</li>
</ul>
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</tr>
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<th>
Cross-References:
</th>
<td>
<ul>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-54518.html">CVE-2025-54518</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43284.html">CVE-2026-43284</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46300.html">CVE-2026-46300</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46333.html">CVE-2026-46333</a>
</li>
</ul>
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<th>CVSS scores:</th>
<td>
<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2025-54518</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-2025-54518</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.4</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2025-54518</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</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/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</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-43284</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">8.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-43284</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-43284</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">8.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-46300</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">8.6</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/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-2026-46300</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">8.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-46333</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>
</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 12 SP5 LTSS</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security</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 four vulnerabilities can now be installed.</p>
<h2>Description:</h2>
<p>The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP5 kernel was updated to fix various security issues</p>
<p>The following security issues were fixed:</p>
<ul>
<li>CVE-2025-54518: x86/CPU/AMD: Prevent improper isolation of shared resources in Zen2's op cache (bsc#1264013).</li>
<li>CVE-2026-46300: net: skbuff: propagate shared-frag marker through pskb_copy() (bsc#1265209).</li>
<li>CVE-2026-43284: xfrm: esp: avoid in-place decrypt on shared skb frags (bsc#1264449).</li>
<li>CVE-2026-46333: Fixed logic bug in the Linux kernel's __ptrace_may_access() function (bsc#1265308).</li>
</ul>
<h2>Special Instructions and Notes:</h2>
<ul>
<li>Please reboot the system after installing this update.</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 Server 12 SP5 LTSS
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2026-1904=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2026-1904=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2026-1904=1</code>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>Package List:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
<li>dlm-kmp-default-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
<li>kernel-default-base-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
<li>dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
<li>gfs2-kmp-default-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
<li>ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
<li>cluster-md-kmp-default-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
<li>kernel-syms-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
<li>kernel-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
<li>kernel-default-base-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
<li>kernel-default-devel-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
<li>ocfs2-kmp-default-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
<li>cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
<li>kernel-default-debugsource-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 nosrc)
<ul>
<li>kernel-default-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (noarch)
<ul>
<li>kernel-macros-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
<li>kernel-source-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
<li>kernel-devel-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (s390x)
<ul>
<li>kernel-default-man-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (x86_64)
<ul>
<li>kernel-default-devel-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
<ul>
<li>gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
<li>dlm-kmp-default-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
<li>kernel-default-base-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
<li>dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
<li>gfs2-kmp-default-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
<li>ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
<li>cluster-md-kmp-default-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
<li>kernel-syms-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
<li>kernel-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
<li>kernel-default-base-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
<li>kernel-default-devel-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
<li>ocfs2-kmp-default-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
<li>cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
<li>kernel-default-debugsource-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
<li>kernel-default-devel-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (nosrc x86_64)
<ul>
<li>kernel-default-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (noarch)
<ul>
<li>kernel-macros-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
<li>kernel-source-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
<li>kernel-devel-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5 (nosrc)
<ul>
<li>kernel-default-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>kernel-default-kgraft-devel-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
<li>kernel-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
<li>kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_307-default-1-8.5.1</li>
<li>kernel-default-kgraft-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
<li>kernel-default-debugsource-4.12.14-122.307.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>References:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-54518.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-54518.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43284.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43284.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46300.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46300.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46333.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46333.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1264013">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1264013</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1264449">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1264449</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1265209">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1265209</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1265308">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1265308</a>
</li>
</ul>
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