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SUSE Linux Enterprise 16 Kernel RT Important Privilege Fix 2026-21267-1

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.. # Security update for the Linux Kernel RT (Live Patch 4 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 16) Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:21267-1 Release Date: 2026-04-21T15:23:02Z Rating: important References: * bsc#1259859 Cross-References: * CVE-2026-23268 CVSS scores: * 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 one vulnerability can now be installed. ## Description: This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 6.12.0-160000.9.1 fixes one security issue The following security issue was fixed: * 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-6.2-607=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Micro 6.2 (x86_64) * kernel-livepatch-6_12_0-160000_9-rt-4-160000.1.1 * kernel-livepatch-SLE16-RT_Update_4-debugsource-4-160000.1.1 * kernel-livepatch-6_12_0-160000_9-rt-debuginfo-4-160000.1.1 ## References: * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23268.html * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259859 . An important update for SUSE Linux kernel addressing a privileged user policy issue. Immediate remediation is necessary.. SUSE Linux Kernel RT, security patch, important update, local user privilege, software security. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Apr 24, 2026 SuSE