SB2026031902 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel



SB2026031902 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel

Published: March 19, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2026031902
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 13
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 13 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53794)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the smb2_reconnect_server() function in fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53827)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the l2cap_disconnect_req() and l2cap_disconnect_rsp() functions in net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


3) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21738)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the ata_pio_sector() function in drivers/ata/libata-sff.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


4) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38224)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the kvaser_pciefd_setup_can_ctrls() function in drivers/net/can/kvaser_pciefd.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


5) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38375)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the mergeable_ctx_to_truesize(), virtnet_get_headroom(), xdp_linearize_page(), receive_small_xdp() and mergeable_xdp_get_buf() functions in drivers/net/virtio_net.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


6) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-68285)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the monmap_show() and osdmap_show() functions in net/ceph/debugfs.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


7) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-71066)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the ets_qdisc_change() function in net/sched/sch_ets.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


8) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23004)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the rt6_uncached_list_add() function in net/ipv6/route.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


9) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23060)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the crypto_authenc_esn_encrypt() and crypto_authenc_esn_decrypt() functions in crypto/authencesn.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


10) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23074)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the teql_qdisc_init() function in net/sched/sch_teql.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


11) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23089)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the parse_audio_unit() function in sound/usb/mixer.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


12) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23191)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the is_access_interleaved() and loopback_check_format() functions in sound/drivers/aloop.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


13) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23204)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the u32_classify() function in net/sched/cls_u32.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.