This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 6.4.0-150600.23.78 fixes
various security issues
The following security issues were fixed:
* CVE-2025-40159: xsk: Harden userspace-supplied xdp_desc validation
(bsc#1253404).
* CVE-2025-71120: SUNRPC: svcauth_gss: avoid NULL deref on zero length
gss_token in gss_read_proxy_verf (bsc#1256780).
* CVE-2026-22999: net/sched: sch_qfq: do not free existing class in
qfq_change_class() (bsc#1257238).
* CVE-2026-23074: net/sched: Enforce that teql can only be used as root qdisc
(bsc#1258051).
* CVE-2026-23111: netfilter: nf_tables: fix inverted genmask check in
nft_map_catchall_activate() (bsc#1258183).
* 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:
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP7
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP7-2026-1261=1
* openSUSE Leap 15.6
zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-1260=1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2026-1260=1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP7 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_22-default-debuginfo-3-150700.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_6-debugsource-3-150700.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_22-default-3-150700.2.1
* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_78-default-3-150600.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_17-debugsource-3-150600.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_78-default-debuginfo-3-150600.2.1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_78-default-3-150600.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_17-debugsource-3-150600.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_78-default-debuginfo-3-150600.2.1
* bsc#1253404
* bsc#1256780
* bsc#1257238
* bsc#1258051
* bsc#1258183
* bsc#1258784
## References:
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40159.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-71120.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-22999.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23074.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23111.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23209.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1253404
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256780
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257238
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258051
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258183
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258784
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