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openSUSE Leap 16.0 Kernel Livepatch Essential Security Update 2026-20288-2

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Calendar Grey February 28, 2026
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Update for openSUSE Leap 16.0 addresses kernel livepatch issues, improving system security and performance with strong recommendations for installation.
An update that solves various issues can now be installed.

Description

This update contains initial livepatches for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 and SUSE Linux Micro 6.2 kernel update.

Patch instructions:

To install this openSUSE security 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 16.0

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-16.0-326=1

Patch

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 16.0:

kernel-livepatch-6_12_0-160000_26-default-1-160000.1.1

kernel-livepatch-6_12_0-160000_26-rt-1-160000.1.1

References

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2026:20288-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 16.0 -------------------------------------------------------------

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