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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-2026:2909-1</td>
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<th>Release Date:</th>
<td>2026-07-13T14:16:52Z</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=1263670">bsc#1263670</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1264253">bsc#1264253</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1264849">bsc#1264849</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1265127">bsc#1265127</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1265197">bsc#1265197</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1266265">bsc#1266265</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1267206">bsc#1267206</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-2026-31685.html">CVE-2026-31685</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43025.html">CVE-2026-43025</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43037.html">CVE-2026-43037</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43190.html">CVE-2026-43190</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43437.html">CVE-2026-43437</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-45970.html">CVE-2026-45970</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46243.html">CVE-2026-46243</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-2026-31685</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">8.3</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-31685</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.4</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-31685</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">9.4</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-43025</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-2026-43025</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.3</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-43037</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.7</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/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-2026-43037</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.5</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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-2026-43037</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">9.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-43037</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">8.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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-2026-43190</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">8.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-43190</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">8.2</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-43190</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">8.2</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-43437</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-2026-43437</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-2026-43437</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-2026-45970</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-2026-45970</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-2026-45970</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-2026-46243</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-2026-46243</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-2026-46243</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-2026-46243</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.1</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-46243</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>
</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 seven 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-2026-31685: netfilter: ip6t_eui64: reject invalid MAC header for all packets (bsc#1263670).</li>
<li>CVE-2026-43025: netfilter: ctnetlink: ignore explicit helper on new expectations (bsc#1264253).</li>
<li>CVE-2026-43037: ip6_tunnel: clear skb2->cb[] in ip4ip6_err() (bsc#1265197).</li>
<li>CVE-2026-43190: netfilter: xt_tcpmss: check remaining length before reading optlen (bsc#1264849).</li>
<li>CVE-2026-43437: ALSA: pcm: fix use-after-free on linked stream runtime in snd_pcm_drain() (bsc#1265127).</li>
<li>CVE-2026-45970: bonding: alb: fix UAF in rlb_arp_recv during bond up/down (bsc#1267206).</li>
<li>CVE-2026-46243: smb: client: reject userspace cifs.spnego descriptions (CIFSwitch) (bsc#1266265).</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-SP5-2026-2909=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-14-2.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>References:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-31685.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-31685.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43025.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43025.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43037.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43037.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43190.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43190.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43437.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43437.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-45970.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-45970.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46243.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46243.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1263670">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1263670</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1264253">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1264253</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1264849">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1264849</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1265127">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1265127</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1265197">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1265197</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1266265">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1266265</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1267206">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1267206</a>
</li>
</ul>
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