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SUSE Linux Enterprise 16 Kernel Security Update for Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey April 21, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
Critical update for SUSE Linux Kernel addresses five important security issues, enhancing system stability and protection.
An update that solves five vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 6.12.0-160000.9.1 fixes various security issues The following security issues were fixed: * CVE-2025-71120: SUNRPC: svcauth_gss: avoid NULL deref on zero length gss_token in gss_read_proxy_verf (bsc#1256780). * CVE-2026-22999: net/sched: sch_qfq: do not free existing class in qfq_change_class() (bsc#1257238). * CVE-2026-23074: net/sched: Enforce that teql can only be used as root qdisc (bsc#1258051). * CVE-2026-23111: netfilter: nf_tables: fix inverted genmask check in nft_map_catchall_activate() (bsc#1258183). * CVE-2026-23209: macvlan: fix error recovery in macvlan_common_newlink() (bsc#1258784). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

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security advisory denial of service security issue SuSE important kernel

References

* bsc#1256780

* bsc#1257238

* bsc#1258051

* bsc#1258183

* bsc#1258784

Cross-

* CVE-2025-71120

* CVE-2026-22999

* CVE-2026-23074

* CVE-2026-23111

* CVE-2026-23209

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-71120 ( SUSE ): 8.7

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

* CVE-2025-71120 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2025-71120 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2026-22999 ( 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-2026-22999 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-22999 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2026-23074 ( 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

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:21216-1
Release Date: 2026-04-10T08:13:56Z
Rating: important

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