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Key Kernel Security Update for SUSE Linux Micro CVE-2024-53164 Released

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Calendar Grey January 28, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
This patch resolves multiple security flaws affecting SUSE Linux Enterprise kernel, ensuring system integrity and reliability.
An update that solves 14 vulnerabilities and has three fixes can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise kernel 6.12.0-160000.5.1 fixes various security issues The following security issues were fixed: * CVE-2024-53164: net: sched: fix ordering of qlen adjustment (bsc#1246019). * CVE-2025-38500: xfrm: interface: fix use-after-free after changing collect_md xfrm interface (bsc#1248672). * CVE-2025-38554: mm: fix a UAF when vma->mm is freed after vma->vm_refcnt got dropped (bsc#1248301). * CVE-2025-38572: ipv6: reject malicious packets in ipv6_gso_segment() (bsc#1248400). * CVE-2025-38588: ipv6: prevent infinite loop in rt6_nlmsg_size() (bsc#1249241). * CVE-2025-38608: bpf, ktls: Fix data corruption when using bpf_msg_pop_data() in ktls (bsc#1248670). * CVE-2025-38616: tls: handle data disappearing from under the TLS ULP (bsc#1249537).

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service security issue important kernel SUSE Linux Micro

References

* bsc#1246019

* bsc#1248301

* bsc#1248400

* bsc#1248631

* bsc#1248670

* bsc#1248672

* bsc#1249207

* bsc#1249208

* bsc#1249241

* bsc#1249537

* bsc#1250192

* bsc#1251956

* bsc#1251982

* bsc#1252270

* bsc#1253437

* bsc#1254196

* bsc#1256928

Cross-

* CVE-2024-53164

* CVE-2025-38500

* CVE-2025-38554

* CVE-2025-38572

* CVE-2025-38588

* CVE-2025-38608

* CVE-2025-38616

* CVE-2025-38617

* CVE-2025-38618

* CVE-2025-38664

* CVE-2025-39682

* CVE-2025-39963

* CVE-2025-40204

* CVE-2025-40212

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2024-53164 ( SUSE ): 5.7

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2024-53164 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-53164 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2025-38500 ( SUSE ): 7.3

Severity
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:20169-1
Release Date: 2026-01-26T11:26:25Z
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service security issue important kernel SUSE Linux Micro

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