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SUSE 16 Kernel RT Important Security Update SUSE-SU-2026-21009-1

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Calendar Grey April 13, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
Update for SUSE kernel RT resolves six security issues with important severity. Install recommended patches now.
An update that solves six 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-2025-40159: xsk: Harden userspace-supplied xdp_desc validation (bsc#1253404). * 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-2026-23111: netfilter: nf_tables: fix inverted genmask check in nft_map_catchall_activate() (bsc#1258183). * CVE-2026-23209: macvlan: fix error recovery in macvlan_common_newlink() (bsc#1258784). ## Patch Instructions:

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security advisory security issue SuSE DoS important kernel-rt

References

* bsc#1253404

* bsc#1256780

* bsc#1257238

* bsc#1258051

* bsc#1258183

* bsc#1258784

Cross-

* CVE-2025-40159

* CVE-2025-71120

* CVE-2026-22999

* CVE-2026-23074

* CVE-2026-23111

* CVE-2026-23209

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-40159 ( 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-2025-40159 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:21009-1
Release Date: 2026-04-09T08:48:26Z
Rating: important

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