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SUSE 15-SP7 Important Kernel Security Fixes 2026-0944-1

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Calendar Grey March 20, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
Critical update for SUSE fixes multiple important security issues across various kernels, enhancing system security.
An update that solves six vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 6.4.0-150700.7.25 fixes various security issues The following security issues were fixed: * CVE-2025-40258: mptcp: fix race condition in mptcp_schedule_work() (bsc#1255053). * CVE-2025-40297: net: bridge: fix use-after-free due to MST port state bypass (bsc#1255895). * CVE-2025-68284: libceph: prevent potential out-of-bounds writes in handle_auth_session_key() (bsc#1255378). * CVE-2025-68285: libceph: fix potential use-after-free in have_mon_and_osd_map() (bsc#1255402). * CVE-2025-68813: ipvs: fix ipv4 null-ptr-deref in route error path (bsc#1256644). * CVE-2025-71085: ipv6: BUG() in pskb_expand_head() as part of calipso_skbuff_setattr() (bsc#1256624). ## Patch Instructions:

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security advisory security issue SuSE important kernel issue fix

References

* bsc#1255053

* bsc#1255378

* bsc#1255402

* bsc#1255895

* bsc#1256624

* bsc#1256644

Cross-

* CVE-2025-40258

* CVE-2025-40297

* CVE-2025-68284

* CVE-2025-68285

* CVE-2025-68813

* CVE-2025-71085

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-40258 ( 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-2025-40258 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2025-40297 ( SUSE ): 7.3

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

* CVE-2025-40297 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2025-68284 ( SUSE ): 7.0

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

* CVE-2025-68284 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2025-68285 ( SUSE ): 7.3

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0944-1
Release Date: 2026-03-20T13:41:37Z
Rating: important

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