ESB-2026.3582 — Vulnetix

ESB-2026.3582 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

=========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2026.3582 Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 66 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP5) 14 April 2026 =========================================================================== AUSCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: Linux Kernel (Live Patch 66 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP5) Publisher: SUSE Operating System: SUSE Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2025-71120 CVE-2023-53794 CVE-2025-39973 CVE-2026-22999 CVE-2025-40018 CVE-2026-23209 CVE-2026-23074 Original Bulletin: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-20261297-1 Comment: CVSS (Max): 7.8 CVE-2026-23209 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) CVSS Source: SUSE Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H EPSS (Max): 0.1% (18th) CVE-2025-40018 2026-04-13 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 66 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP5) Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1297-1 Release Date: 2026-04-13T12:42:15Z Rating: important o bsc#1252036 o bsc#1252689 o bsc#1255235 References: o bsc#1256780 o bsc#1257238 o bsc#1258051 o bsc#1258784 o CVE-2023-53794 o CVE-2025-39973 o CVE-2025-40018 Cross-References: o CVE-2025-71120 o CVE-2026-22999 o CVE-2026-23074 o CVE-2026-23209 o CVE-2023-53794 ( SUSE ): 7.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L /UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N o CVE-2023-53794 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N /S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H o CVE-2025-39973 ( SUSE ): 7.3 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 o CVE-2025-39973 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N /S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H o CVE-2025-40018 ( SUSE ): 7.3 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 o CVE-2025-40018 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N /S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H o CVE-2025-71120 ( 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 o CVE-2025-71120 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N /S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H o CVE-2025-71120 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/ S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H o CVE-2026-22999 ( SUSE ): 7.3 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 CVSS scores: o CVE-2026-22999 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N /S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H o CVE-2026-22999 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/ S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H o CVE-2026-23074 ( SUSE ): 7.3 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 o CVE-2026-23074 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N /S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H o CVE-2026-23074 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/ S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H o CVE-2026-23074 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/ S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H o CVE-2026-23209 ( SUSE ): 8.5 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 o CVE-2026-23209 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N /S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H o CVE-2026-23209 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/ S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H o CVE-2026-23209 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/ S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H o SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 Affected o SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5 Products: o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 An update that solves seven vulnerabilities can now be installed. Description: This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 4.12.14-122.250 fixes various security issues The following security issues were fixed: o CVE-2023-53794: cifs: fix session state check in reconnect to avoid use-after-free issue (bsc#1255235). o CVE-2025-39973: i40e: add validation for ring_len param (bsc#1252036). o CVE-2025-40018: ipvs: Defer ip_vs_ftp unregister during netns cleanup (bsc# 1252689). o CVE-2025-71120: SUNRPC: svcauth_gss: avoid NULL deref on zero length gss_token in gss_read_proxy_verf (bsc#1256780). o CVE-2026-22999: net/sched: sch_qfq: do not free existing class in qfq_change_class() (bsc#1257238). o CVE-2026-23074: net/sched: Enforce that teql can only be used as root qdisc (bsc#1258051). o CVE-2026-23209: macvlan: fix error recovery in macvlan_common_newlink() (bsc#1258784). 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: o SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2026-1297=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2026-1295=1 Package List: o SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64) kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_269-default-9-2.1 kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_250-default-16-2.1 References: o https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-53794.html o https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-39973.html o https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40018.html o https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-71120.html o https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-22999.html o https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23074.html o https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23209.html o https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1252036 o https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1252689 o https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255235 o https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256780 o https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257238 o https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258051 o https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258784 - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT---------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AUSCERT. 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Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1

7.800000190734863

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
SUSE	Linux Kernel (Live Patch 66 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP5)

Timeline

Apr 14, 2026 CVE Published

References

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