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SUSE Linux Micro 6.2 Kernel Important Bluetooth UAF Issues 2026-21349-1

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Calendar Grey April 27, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
Critical SUSE Linux Kernel update resolves Bluetooth issues and local privilege risks. Update recommended for safety.
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 6.12.0-160000.7.1 fixes various security issues The following security issues were fixed: * CVE-2025-40309: Bluetooth: SCO: Fix UAF on sco_conn_free (bsc#1255066). * CVE-2026-23268: apparmor: fix unprivileged local user can do privileged policy management (bsc#1259859). ## 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: * SUSE Linux Micro 6.2 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SL-Micro-6.2-641=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Micro 6.2 (ppc64le s390x x86_64) * kernel-livepatch-SLE16_Update_2-debugsource-6-160000.1.1 * kernel-livepatch-6_12_0-160000_7-default-debuginfo-6-160000.1.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory local privilege escalation SuSE important kernel Bluetooth

References

* bsc#1255066

* bsc#1259859

Cross-

* CVE-2025-40309

* CVE-2026-23268

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-40309 ( 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-2025-40309 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-23268 ( 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-2026-23268 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-23268 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Micro 6.2

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40309.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23268.html

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:21349-1
Release Date: 2026-04-24T10:08:06Z
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory local privilege escalation SuSE important kernel Bluetooth

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