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openSUSE 15.4 Kernel Significant Update for ALSA Privilege Escalation Issue

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Calendar Grey April 27, 2026
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This update addresses important security issues in the openSUSE Linux Kernel with CVEs 2026-23191 and 2026-23268.
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 5.14.21-150500.55.110 fixes

various security issues

The following security issues were fixed:

* CVE-2026-23191: ALSA: aloop: Fix racy access at PCM trigger (bsc#1258396).

* CVE-2026-23268: apparmor: fix unprivileged local user can do privileged

policy management (bsc#1259859).

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory important kernel OpenSUSE local user access ALSA

Patch

## 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:

* openSUSE Leap 15.5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-1627=1 SUSE-2026-1628=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2026-1627=1 SUSE-SLE-

Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2026-1628=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-1622=1 SUSE-2026-1623=1 SUSE-2026-1624=1

SUSE-2026-1625=1 SUSE-2026-1626=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2026-1622=1 SUSE-SLE-

Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2026-1623=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-

Patching-15-SP4-2026-1624=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2026-1625=1

SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2026-1626=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_27-debugsource-16-150500.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_100-default-17-150500.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_110-default-16-150500.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_100-default-debuginfo-17-150500.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_25-debugsource-17-150500.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_110-default-debuginfo-16-150500.2.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_27-debugsource-16-150500.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_100-default-17-150500.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_110-default-16-150500.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_100-default-debuginfo-17-150500.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_25-debugsource-17-150500.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_110-default-debuginfo-16-150500.2.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

*...

Read the Full Advisory

References

* bsc#1258396

* bsc#1259859

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23191.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23268.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258396

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259859

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1622-1
Release Date: 2026-04-25T06:33:49Z
Affected Products: * openSUSE Leap 15.4 * openSUSE Leap 15.5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5

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Topics Covered

security advisory important kernel OpenSUSE local user access ALSA

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