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SUSE Linux Enterprise 16 Kernel RT Important Security Update 2026-22776-1

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Calendar Grey July 23, 2026
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SUSE Linux Enterprise 16 provides critical security updates addressing 20 vulnerabilities in the kernel RT. Install now!
SUSE released an important security update fixing 20 vulnerabilities in the Linux Kernel RT for SUSE Linux Enterprise 16, addressing multiple CVEs and improving system security.

Summary

## This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 6.12.0-160000.28.1 fixes various security issues The following security issues were fixed: * CVE-2026-31505: iavf: fix out-of-bounds writes in iavf_get_ethtool_stats() (bsc#1263094). * CVE-2026-31533: net/tls: fix use-after-free in -EBUSY error path of tls_do_encryption (bsc#1262759). * CVE-2026-31586: mm: blk-cgroup: fix use-after-free in cgwb_release_workfn() (bsc#1263177). * CVE-2026-31685: netfilter: ip6t_eui64: reject invalid MAC header for all packets (bsc#1263670). * CVE-2026-43025: netfilter: ctnetlink: ignore explicit helper on new expectations (bsc#1264253). * CVE-2026-43027: netfilter: nf_conntrack_helper: pass helper to expect cleanup (bsc#1264252).

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service security issue SuSE important kernel-rt

References

* bsc#1262759

* bsc#1263094

* bsc#1263177

* bsc#1263670

* bsc#1264252

* bsc#1264253

* bsc#1264567

* bsc#1264849

* bsc#1265117

* bsc#1265197

* bsc#1265945

* bsc#1266015

* bsc#1266265

* bsc#1267206

* bsc#1267698

* bsc#1267723

* bsc#1267893

* bsc#1268662

* bsc#1269023

* bsc#1269495

Cross-

* CVE-2026-31505

* CVE-2026-31533

* CVE-2026-31586

* CVE-2026-31685

* CVE-2026-43025

* CVE-2026-43027

* CVE-2026-43037

* CVE-2026-43120

* CVE-2026-43190

* CVE-2026-43366

* CVE-2026-43494

* CVE-2026-43501

* CVE-2026-45970

* CVE-2026-46120

* CVE-2026-46173

* CVE-2026-46227

* CVE-2026-46243

* CVE-2026-52909

* CVE-2026-52943

* CVE-2026-53362

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-31505 ( 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

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:22776-1
Release Date: 2026-07-14T16:17:09Z
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service security issue SuSE important kernel-rt

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