SB20260213129 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel RT (Live Patch 2 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP7)
Published: February 13, 2026
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38352)
CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the run_posix_cpu_timers() function in kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild against Android devices.
2) Division by zero (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-39742)
CWE-ID: CWE-369 - Divide By Zero
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a division by zero error within the find_hw_thread_mask() function in drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/affinity.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
3) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40129)
CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the svcauth_gss_verify_header() function in net/sunrpc/auth_gss/svcauth_gss.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
4) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40186)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the tcp_conn_request() function in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.