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SUSE Linux 12 SP5 Kernel Notable Security Updates 2026-1078-2

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Calendar Grey March 26, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE Linux 12 SP5 kernel update resolves 68 issues, including important security fixes. Install recommended patches now!
An update that solves 68 vulnerabilities and has eight security fixes can now be installed.

Summary

## The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP5 kernel was updated to receive various security bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed: * CVE-2022-50453: gpiolib: cdev: fix NULL-pointer dereferences (bsc#1250887). * CVE-2023-53794: cifs: fix session state check in reconnect to avoid use- after-free issue (bsc#1255163). * CVE-2023-53802: wifi: ath9k: htc_hst: free skb in ath9k_htc_rx_msg() if there is no callback function (bsc#1254725). * CVE-2023-53808: wifi: mwifiex: fix memory leak in mwifiex_histogram_read() (bsc#1254723). * CVE-2023-53816: drm/amdkfd: fix potential kgd_mem UAFs (bsc#1254958). * CVE-2023-53817: crypto: lib/mpi - avoid null pointer deref in mpi_cmp_ui() (bsc#1254992). * CVE-2023-53827: Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix use-after-free in l2cap_disconnect_{req,rsp} (bsc#1255049).

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow SuSE important memory leak kernel

References

* bsc#1215420

* bsc#1218752

* bsc#1238917

* bsc#1241414

* bsc#1241596

* bsc#1249587

* bsc#1249998

* bsc#1250887

* bsc#1251966

* bsc#1252073

* bsc#1252911

* bsc#1252924

* bsc#1254518

* bsc#1254520

* bsc#1254723

* bsc#1254725

* bsc#1254958

* bsc#1254992

* bsc#1255049

* bsc#1255075

* bsc#1255129

* bsc#1255152

* bsc#1255163

* bsc#1255274

* bsc#1255357

* bsc#1255379

* bsc#1255401

* bsc#1255416

* bsc#1255550

* bsc#1255991

* bsc#1256629

* bsc#1256675

* bsc#1256708

* bsc#1256716

* bsc#1256742

* bsc#1256744

* bsc#1257209

* bsc#1257220

* bsc#1257231

* bsc#1257246

* bsc#1257473

* bsc#1257631

* bsc#1257635

* bsc#1257672

* bsc#1257687

* bsc#1257732

* bsc#1257735

* bsc#1257745

* bsc#1257749

* bsc#1257755

* bsc#1257757

* bsc#1257758

* bsc#1257765

* bsc#1257775

* bsc#1257790

* bsc#1257808

* bsc#1257816

* bsc#1257830

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1078-1
Release Date: 2026-03-26T12:43:14Z
Rating: important

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow SuSE important memory leak kernel

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