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SUSE Linux Enterprise 16 Kernel Important Security Update 2026-22876-1

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Calendar Grey July 27, 2026
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An important security update for SUSE Linux Enterprise kernel resolves 25 security issues, recommended for immediate installation.
SUSE Linux Enterprise 16 has released a security update addressing 25 vulnerabilities in the kernel, including several CVEs, enhancing system security significantly.

Summary

## This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 6.12.0-160000.7.1 fixes various security issues The following security issues were fixed: * CVE-2025-71089: iommu: disable SVA when CONFIG_X86 is set (bsc#1256615). * CVE-2026-23393: bridge: cfm: Fix race condition in peer_mep deletion (bsc#1260524). * 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-2026-31570: can: gw: fix OOB heap access in cgw_csum_crc8_rel() (bsc#1263118). * 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).

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References

* bsc#1256615

* bsc#1260524

* bsc#1262759

* bsc#1263094

* bsc#1263118

* bsc#1263177

* bsc#1263670

* bsc#1264094

* bsc#1264252

* bsc#1264253

* bsc#1264567

* bsc#1264849

* bsc#1265117

* bsc#1265127

* bsc#1265197

* bsc#1265945

* bsc#1266015

* bsc#1266265

* bsc#1267206

* bsc#1267698

* bsc#1267723

* bsc#1267893

* bsc#1268662

* bsc#1269023

* bsc#1269495

Cross-

* CVE-2025-71089

* CVE-2026-23393

* CVE-2026-31505

* CVE-2026-31533

* CVE-2026-31570

* CVE-2026-31586

* CVE-2026-31685

* CVE-2026-31758

* CVE-2026-43025

* CVE-2026-43027

* CVE-2026-43037

* CVE-2026-43120

* CVE-2026-43190

* CVE-2026-43366

* CVE-2026-43437

* 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

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:22876-1
Release Date: 2026-07-20T09:29:50Z
Rating: important

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