SB2026102116 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 44 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP4)
Published: October 21, 2026
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.
1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-53131)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in netfilter Ethernet header handling when processing packets that reach ip6t_eui64, xt_mac, ipset bitmap:ip,mac, hash:ip,mac, hash:mac, or nf_log_syslog code paths without a valid Ethernet MAC header. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted packet to cause a denial of service.
The issue occurs because these paths access eth_hdr(skb) after insufficient validation that the skb is associated with an Ethernet device and that a full MAC header is present.
2) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-63794)
CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write
CVSSv4: 6.8 [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]
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause memory corruption.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds write in sev_dbg_crypt() when processing crafted KVM SEV debug encryption requests. A local user can send a crafted ioctl request with page offsets that cause the transfer length to exceed the destination page boundary to cause memory corruption.
The issue affects the encrypt path and can overflow a single-page intermediate buffer by up to 15 bytes when the destination offset is greater than the source offset.
3) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-63887)
CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CVSSv4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a heap-based buffer overflow in iscsi_encode_text_output() when processing iSCSI login text parameters. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted login request with many minimal key-value pairs to cause a denial of service.
The issue can be triggered by expansion of unknown keys into larger "NotUnderstood" response records during login negotiation.
4) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-68158)
CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow
CVSSv4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disclose sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to an integer overflow in decode_new_up_state_weight() when processing a corrupted CEPH_MSG_OSD_MAP message containing a crafted osdmap. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted message to disclose sensitive information.
The issue can lead to out-of-bounds reads while decoding the new_state portion of the osdmap.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.