Audit Linux privileges now to limit compromise, escalation, and system-wide damage. Review Linux Privileges×

Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 470
Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 470

SUSE 15 SP6 Kernel Important Live Patch CVE-2026-46120 CVE-2026-46173

suse
Calendar Grey July 15, 2026
Scroller Suse
This important update addresses six identified issues in the SUSE Linux kernel, requiring immediate installation for users.
SUSE has released a security update for the Linux kernel addressing six vulnerabilities, providing installation instructions for affected products and emphasizing the importance of...

Summary

## This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 6.4.0-150600.23.115 fixes various security issues The following security issues were fixed: * 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). * CVE-2026-52943: net: skbuff: fix missing zerocopy reference in pskb_carve helpers (bsc#1269023). * CVE-2026-53362: ipv6: account for fraggap on the paged allocation path (bsc#1269495). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory security issue SuSE important kernel live patch

References

* bsc#1267698

* bsc#1267723

* bsc#1267893

* bsc#1268662

* bsc#1269023

* bsc#1269495

Cross-

* CVE-2026-46120

* CVE-2026-46173

* CVE-2026-46227

* CVE-2026-52909

* CVE-2026-52943

* CVE-2026-53362

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-46120 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-46120 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-46173 ( 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-2026-46173 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-46173 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-46227 ( 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-2026-46227 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity
important
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Critical

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:3002-1
Release Date: 2026-07-15T06:05:21Z
Rating: important

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory security issue SuSE important kernel live patch

Get the latest News and Insights

Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.