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SUSE 15 SP5 Kernel Important Security Update Live Patch 41 2026-3001-1

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Calendar Grey July 15, 2026
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Eight vulnerabilities have been fixed in the important SUSE Linux Kernel update, addressing critical security concerns.
A security update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel addresses eight vulnerabilities, enhancing system protection across various SUSE Linux products, requiring installation via a...

Summary

## This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 5.14.21-150500.55.169 fixes various security issues The following security issues were fixed: * CVE-2026-31758: usb: usbtmc: Flush anchored URBs in usbtmc_release (bsc#1264094). * CVE-2026-43366: io_uring/kbuf: check if target buffer list is still legacy on recycle (bsc#1265117). * CVE-2026-45970: bonding: alb: fix UAF in rlb_arp_recv during bond up/down (bsc#1267206). * CVE-2026-46120: ip6_gre: Use cached t->net in ip6erspan_changelink() (bsc#1267893). * CVE-2026-46173: exit: prevent preemption of oopsing TASK_DEAD task (bsc#1267723). * CVE-2026-46227: sctp: revalidate list cursor after sctp_sendmsg_to_asoc() in SCTP_SENDALL (bsc#1267698). * CVE-2026-52909: ip6_vti: set netns_immutable on the fallback device (bsc#1268662).

References

* bsc#1264094

* bsc#1265117

* bsc#1267206

* bsc#1267698

* bsc#1267723

* bsc#1267893

* bsc#1268662

* bsc#1269023

Cross-

* CVE-2026-31758

* CVE-2026-43366

* CVE-2026-45970

* CVE-2026-46120

* CVE-2026-46173

* CVE-2026-46227

* CVE-2026-52909

* CVE-2026-52943

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-31758 ( SUSE ): 8.5

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

* CVE-2026-31758 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-31758 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-43366 ( 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-2026-43366 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-43366 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:3001-1
Release Date: 2026-07-15T06:05:06Z
Rating: important

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