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openSUSE 15.5 Kernel Important Ata Buffer Overflow Fix SUSE-SU-2026-1060-1

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.. # Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 35 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP5) Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1060-1 Release Date: 2026-03-26T10:04:45Z Rating: important References: * bsc#1257118 Cross-References: * CVE-2025-21738 CVSS scores: * CVE-2025-21738 ( 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-2025-21738 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H * CVE-2025-21738 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Affected Products: * openSUSE Leap 15.5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed. ## Description: This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 5.14.21-150500.55.136 fixes one security issue The following security issue was fixed: * CVE-2025-21738: ata: libata-sff: ensure that we cannot write outside the allocated buffer (bsc#1257118). ## 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: * openSUSE Leap 15.5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-1060=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2026-1060=1 ## Package List: * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64) * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_35-debugsource-2-150500.2.1 * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_136-default-debuginfo-2-150500.2.1 * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_136-default-2-150500.2.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64) *kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_35-debugsource-2-150500.2.1 * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_136-default-debuginfo-2-150500.2.1 * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_136-default-2-150500.2.1 ## References: * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-21738.html * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257118 . Critical patch released for openSUSE fixing buffer overflow in ata library to enhance system security and stability.. openSUSE kernel patch. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Mar 26, 2026 OpenSUSE