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<h1>Security update for the Linux Kernel RT (Live Patch 8 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP7)</h1>
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<th>Announcement ID:</th>
<td>SUSE-SU-2026:3246-1</td>
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<th>Release Date:</th>
<td>2026-07-25T03:34:00Z</td>
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<th>Rating:</th>
<td>important</td>
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<th>References:</th>
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<ul>
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<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262404">bsc#1262404</a>
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<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1264060">bsc#1264060</a>
</li>
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<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1266970">bsc#1266970</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1270060">bsc#1270060</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1271370">bsc#1271370</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1271648">bsc#1271648</a>
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</ul>
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<th>
Cross-References:
</th>
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<ul>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23240.html">CVE-2026-23240</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-31738.html">CVE-2026-31738</a>
</li>
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<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43038.html">CVE-2026-43038</a>
</li>
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<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46113.html">CVE-2026-46113</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53359.html">CVE-2026-53359</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53366.html">CVE-2026-53366</a>
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</ul>
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<th>CVSS scores:</th>
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<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-23240</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-2026-23240</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-2026-23240</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-2026-31738</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-2026-31738</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-2026-31738</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-2026-43038</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</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:N/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-43038</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-2026-43038</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-2026-46113</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">9.3</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:H/SI:H/SA:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-46113</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-2026-46113</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-2026-53359</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">9.3</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:H/SI:H/SA:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-53359</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-2026-53359</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-2026-53366</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">9.0</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-53366</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">8.5</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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-2026-53366</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 Live Patching 15-SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7</li>
</ul>
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<p>An update that solves six vulnerabilities can now be installed.</p>
<h2>Description:</h2>
<p>This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 6.4.0-150700.7.28 fixes various security issues:</p>
<p>The following security issues were fixed:</p>
<ul>
<li>CVE-2026-23240: tls: Fix race condition in tls_sw_cancel_work_tx() (bsc#1262404).</li>
<li>CVE-2026-31738: vxlan: validate ND option lengths in vxlan_na_create (bsc#1264060).</li>
<li>CVE-2026-43038: ipv6: icmp: clear skb2->cb[] in ip6_err_gen_icmpv6_unreach() (bsc#1271648).</li>
<li>CVE-2026-46113: KVM: x86: Fix shadow paging use-after-free due to unexpected GFN (bsc#1266970).</li>
<li>CVE-2026-53359: KVM: x86: Fix shadow paging use-after-free due to unexpected role (bsc#1270060).</li>
<li>CVE-2026-53366: ipv4: account for fraggap on the paged allocation path (bsc#1271370).</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 15-SP7
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP7-2026-3246=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP7-2026-3249=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP7-2026-3247=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP7-2026-3251=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP7-2026-3252=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP7-2026-3250=1</code>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>Package List:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP7 (x86_64)
<ul>
<li>kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_9-debugsource-9-150700.2.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_31-rt-9-150700.2.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_31-rt-debuginfo-9-150700.2.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_11-debugsource-7-150700.2.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_37-rt-7-150700.2.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_34-rt-debuginfo-7-150700.2.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_51-rt-4-150700.2.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_28-rt-10-150700.2.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_37-rt-debuginfo-7-150700.2.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_10-debugsource-7-150700.2.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_8-debugsource-10-150700.2.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_44-rt-debuginfo-5-150700.2.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_14-debugsource-4-150700.2.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_28-rt-debuginfo-10-150700.2.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_13-debugsource-5-150700.2.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_51-rt-debuginfo-4-150700.2.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_34-rt-7-150700.2.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_44-rt-5-150700.2.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>References:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23240.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23240.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-31738.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-31738.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43038.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43038.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46113.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46113.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53359.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53359.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53366.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53366.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262404">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262404</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1264060">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1264060</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1266970">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1266970</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1270060">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1270060</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1271370">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1271370</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1271648">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1271648</a>
</li>
</ul>
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