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SUSE Linux Micro 6.2 Kernel Important Update 2026-21525-1

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Calendar Grey May 11, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE Linux kernel patch 2026-21525-1 addressing important security issues and update solutions available.
An update that solves five vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 6.12.0-160000.26.1 fixes various security issues The following security issues were fixed: * CVE-2026-23004: dst: fix races in rt6_uncached_list_del() and rt_del_uncached_list() (bsc#1258655). * CVE-2026-23204: net/sched: cls_u32: use skb_header_pointer_careful() (bsc#1259126). * CVE-2026-23437: net: shaper: protect late read accesses to the hierarchy (bsc#1261845). * CVE-2026-31406: xfrm: Fix work re-schedule after cancel in xfrm_nat_keepalive_net_fini() (bsc#1261630). * CVE-2026-31431: crypto: algif_aead - Revert to operating out-of-place (bsc#1263689). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

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References

* bsc#1258655

* bsc#1259126

* bsc#1261630

* bsc#1261845

* bsc#1263689

Cross-

* CVE-2026-23004

* CVE-2026-23204

* CVE-2026-23437

* CVE-2026-31406

* CVE-2026-31431

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-23004 ( 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-2026-23004 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-23004 ( NVD ): 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2026-23004 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-23204 ( SUSE ): 6.8

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

* CVE-2026-23204 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-23204 ( NVD ): 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:21525-1
Release Date: 2026-05-05T20:04:45Z
Rating: important

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