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SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel Important Vulnerability Patch 2026-1270-1

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Calendar Grey April 13, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
A critical security update for SUSE Linux Kernel to address several vulnerabilities effectively.
An update that solves four vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 5.14.21-150500.55.130 fixes various security issues The following security issues were fixed: * CVE-2025-71120: SUNRPC: svcauth_gss: avoid NULL deref on zero length gss_token in gss_read_proxy_verf (bsc#1256780). * CVE-2026-22999: net/sched: sch_qfq: do not free existing class in qfq_change_class() (bsc#1257238). * CVE-2026-23074: net/sched: Enforce that teql can only be used as root qdisc (bsc#1258051). * CVE-2026-23209: macvlan: fix error recovery in macvlan_common_newlink() (bsc#1258784). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * openSUSE Leap 15.5

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References

* bsc#1256780

* bsc#1257238

* bsc#1258051

* bsc#1258784

Cross-

* CVE-2025-71120

* CVE-2026-22999

* CVE-2026-23074

* CVE-2026-23209

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-71120 ( SUSE ): 8.7

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

* CVE-2025-71120 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2025-71120 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2026-22999 ( 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-2026-22999 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-22999 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2026-23074 ( 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

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1270-1
Release Date: 2026-04-11T16:34:14Z
Rating: important

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