SUSE Linux Enterprise 16 Kernel RT Important Refcount Leak CVE-2025-40212
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January 28, 2026
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.
Summary
## This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise kernel 6.12.0-160000.7.1 fixes one security issue The following security issue was fixed: * CVE-2025-40212: nfsd: fix refcount leak in nfsd_set_fh_dentry() (bsc#1254196). ## 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 Micro 6.2 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SL-Micro-6.2-191=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Micro 6.2 (x86_64) * kernel-livepatch-6_12_0-160000_7-rt-debuginfo-2-160000.1.1 * kernel-livepatch-SLE16-RT_Update_2-debugsource-2-160000.1.1 * kernel-livepatch-6_12_0-160000_7-rt-2-160000.1.1
Topics Covered
References
* bsc#1254196
Cross-
* CVE-2025-40212
CVSS scores:
* CVE-2025-40212 ( 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
* CVE-2025-40212 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
* SUSE Linux Micro 6.2
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.
##
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40212.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254196
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:20165-1
Release Date: 2026-01-26T09:12:02Z
Rating: important
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