SB2026050707 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 40 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP4)
Published: May 7, 2026
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 5 vulnerabilities.
1) 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.
2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-39977)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the function in kernel/futex/requeue.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
3) 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.
4) 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.
5) Improper control of a resource through its lifetime (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-31431)
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.