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SUSE Linux 12 SP5 Kernel Important Security Patch 2026-1305-1

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Calendar Grey April 14, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE Linux Enterprise update resolves five important issues in the kernel with potential security risks.
An update that solves five vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 4.12.14-122.290 fixes various security issues The following security issues were fixed: * CVE-2023-53794: cifs: fix session state check in reconnect to avoid use- after-free issue (bsc#1255235). * 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".

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Topics Covered

security advisory SuSE important kernel null dereference session state

References

* bsc#1255235

* bsc#1256780

* bsc#1257238

* bsc#1258051

* bsc#1258784

Cross-

* CVE-2023-53794

* CVE-2025-71120

* CVE-2026-22999

* CVE-2026-23074

* CVE-2026-23209

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2023-53794 ( SUSE ): 7.7

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

* CVE-2023-53794 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* 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

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1305-1
Release Date: 2026-04-13T18:34:02Z
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory SuSE important kernel null dereference session state

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