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SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP7 kernel patch stops crashes and data leaks

published 2 months ago
Summary

The latest patch for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel addresses several flaws that could cause system instability, unexpected crashes, or expose data. These problems affect network communication, file handling, and encryption functions. Install the update as soon as possible to keep servers running safely.

What to do
  • Update suse kernel-livepatch-sle15-sp7_update_16 to version 4-150700.2.1.
Affected software
Ecosystem VendorProductAffected versions
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP7 suse kernel-livepatch-sle15-sp7_update_16 < 4-150700.2.1
Fix: upgrade to 4-150700.2.1
Original advisory text
Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 16 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP7)

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 6.4.0-150700.53.60 fixes various security issues:

The following security issues were fixed:

- CVE-2025-40204,CVE-2026-53224,CVE-2026-53246: sctp: validate cached peer INIT chunk length in COOKIE_ECHO processing
(bsc#1253437 bsc#1270023 bsc#1270024).
- CVE-2026-46037: ipv4: icmp: validate reply type before using icmp_pointers (bsc#1267362).
- CVE-2026-46242: eventpoll: fix ep_remove struct eventpoll / struct file UAF (bsc#1270300).
- CVE-2026-46319: net/sched: act_ct: Only release RCU read lock after ct_ft (bsc#1268281).
- CVE-2026-52923: ipc: limit next_id allocation to the valid ID range (bsc#1269034).
- CVE-2026-52956: libceph: Fix potential out-of-bounds access in __ceph_x_decrypt() (bsc#1272139).
- CVE-2026-52972: crypto: af_alg - Cap AEAD AD length to 0x80000000 (bsc#1269196).
- CVE-2026-53133: RDMA/umem: Fix truncation for block sizes >= 4G (bsc#1269822).
- CVE-2026-64530: net/sched: cls_api: Handle TC_ACT_CONSUMED in tcf_qevent_hand (bsc#1271867).
- CVE-2026-64600: xfs: resample the data fork mapping after cycling ILOCK (RefluXFS) (bsc#1271543).
Timeline
Published25 Aug 2026
Updated26 Aug 2026
First seen26 Aug 2026
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