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SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 Important Kernel Update 2026-20384-1 CVE-2023-53676

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Calendar Grey February 17, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
Important security update for SUSE Linux kernel fixes two significant issues. Install now to protect your systems.
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise kernel 6.4.0-36.1 fixes various security issues The following security issues were fixed: * CVE-2023-53676: scsi: target: iscsi: Fix buffer overflow in lio_target_nacl_info_show() (bsc#1251787). * CVE-2025-40204: sctp: Fix MAC comparison to be constant-time (bsc#1253437). ## 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 6.1 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.1-kernel-250=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 (s390x x86_64) * kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-36-default-debuginfo-2-1.1 * kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-36-default-2-1.1

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Topics Covered

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References

* bsc#1251787

* bsc#1253437

Cross-

* CVE-2023-53676

* CVE-2025-40204

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2023-53676 ( SUSE ): 8.5

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

* CVE-2023-53676 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2023-53676 ( 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

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Micro 6.1

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-53676.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40204.html

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:20384-1
Release Date: 2026-01-19T15:31:55Z
Rating: important

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