## This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise kernel 6.12.0-160000.6.1 fixes various security issues The following security issues were fixed: * CVE-2025-39963: io_uring: fix incorrect io_kiocb reference in io_link_skb (bsc#1251982). * CVE-2025-40204: sctp: Fix MAC comparison to be constant-time (bsc#1253437). * CVE-2025-40212: nfsd: fix refcount leak in nfsd_set_fh_dentry() (bsc#1254196). The following non security issues was fixed: * Explicitly add module-common.c with vermagic and retpoline modinfo (bsc#1252270). ## 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 Server 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-205=1
* bsc#1251982
* bsc#1252270
* bsc#1253437
* bsc#1254196
Cross-
* CVE-2025-39963
* CVE-2025-40204
* CVE-2025-40212
CVSS scores:
* CVE-2025-39963 ( 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-2025-39963 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2025-39963 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2025-40204 ( SUSE ): 8.7
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
* CVE-2025-40204 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
* 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 Enterprise Server 16.0
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