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SUSE Linux Micro Kernel Important Security Patch 2026-20865-1

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Calendar Grey March 27, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
An important security patch for the SUSE Linux Kernel addresses seven vulnerabilities, enhancing system protection.
An update that solves seven vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 6.4.0-36.1 fixes various security issues The following security issues were fixed: * CVE-2025-40258: mptcp: fix race condition in mptcp_schedule_work() (bsc#1255053). * CVE-2025-40284: Bluetooth: MGMT: cancel mesh send timer when hdev removed (bsc#1257669). * CVE-2025-40297: net: bridge: fix use-after-free due to MST port state bypass (bsc#1255895). * CVE-2025-68284: libceph: prevent potential out-of-bounds writes in handle_auth_session_key() (bsc#1255378). * CVE-2025-68285: libceph: fix potential use-after-free in have_mon_and_osd_map() (bsc#1255402). * CVE-2025-68813: ipvs: fix ipv4 null-ptr-deref in route error path (bsc#1256644). * CVE-2025-71085: ipv6: BUG() in pskb_expand_head() as part of

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References

* bsc#1255053

* bsc#1255378

* bsc#1255402

* bsc#1255895

* bsc#1256624

* bsc#1256644

* bsc#1257669

Cross-

* CVE-2025-40258

* CVE-2025-40284

* CVE-2025-40297

* CVE-2025-68284

* CVE-2025-68285

* CVE-2025-68813

* CVE-2025-71085

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-40258 ( 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-2025-40258 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2025-40284 ( 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-2025-40284 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2025-40297 ( 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-2025-40297 ( 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-2026:20865-1
Release Date: 2026-03-24T16:49:44Z
Rating: important

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