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SUSE Linux Enterprise 16 Important Update Announcement SUSE-SU-2026-21723-7

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Calendar Grey May 15, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
Update solves multiple issues in SUSE Linux Kernel, ensuring enhanced security against identified threats.
An update that solves seven vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 6.12.0-160000.8.1 fixes various security issues The following security issues were fixed: * CVE-2025-39977: futex: Prevent use-after-free during requeue-PI (bsc#1252048). * CVE-2025-71066: net/sched: ets: Always remove class from active list before deleting in ets_qdisc_change (bsc#1258005). * CVE-2026-23004: dst: fix races in rt6_uncached_list_del() and rt_del_uncached_list() (bsc#1258655). * CVE-2026-23204: net/sched: cls_u32: use skb_header_pointer_careful() (bsc#1259126). * CVE-2026-23437: net: shaper: protect late read accesses to the hierarchy (bsc#1261845). * CVE-2026-31406: xfrm: Fix work re-schedule after cancel in xfrm_nat_keepalive_net_fini() (bsc#1261630).

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security advisory security issue SuSE patch important kernel

References

* bsc#1252048

* bsc#1258005

* bsc#1258655

* bsc#1259126

* bsc#1261630

* bsc#1261845

* bsc#1263689

Cross-

* CVE-2025-39977

* CVE-2025-71066

* CVE-2026-23004

* CVE-2026-23204

* CVE-2026-23437

* CVE-2026-31406

* CVE-2026-31431

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-39977 ( 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-2025-39977 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2025-71066 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-23004 ( 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-2026-23004 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-23004 ( NVD ): 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:21598-1
Release Date: 2026-05-08T08:30:42Z
Rating: important

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