SB2026050662 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 8 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP7)

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SB2026050662 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 8 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP7)

Published: May 6, 2026 Updated: May 15, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2026050662
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.


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

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 ets_qdisc_change() function in net/sched/sch_ets.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


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

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 rt6_uncached_list_add() function in net/ipv6/route.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


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

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

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 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.


4) Improper control of a resource through its lifetime (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-31431)

CWE-ID: CWE-664 - Improper control of a resource through its lifetime

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 improper memory handling within the authencesn cryptographic template in algif_aead when processing AEAD operations. A local user can trigger the vulnerable code path to execute arbitrary code on the system.

Note, this vulnerability was dubbed "Copy Fail". 


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References