Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 4 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 16)
This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 6.12.0-160000.9.1 fixes various security issues The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2025-71120: SUNRPC: svcauth_gss: avoid NULL deref on zero length gss_token in gss_read_proxy_verf (bsc#1256780). - CVE-2026-22999: net/sched: sch_qfq: do not free existing class in qfq_change_class() (bsc#1257238). - CVE-2026-23074: net/sched: Enforce that teql can only be used as root qdisc (bsc#1258051). - CVE-2026-23111: netfilter: nf_tables: fix inverted genmask check in nft_map_catchall_activate() (bsc#1258183). - CVE-2026-23209: macvlan: fix error recovery in macvlan_common_newlink() (bsc#1258784).
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 6.12.0-160000.9.1 fixes various security issues The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2025-71120: SUNRPC: svcauth_gss: avoid NULL deref on zero length gss_token in gss_read_proxy_verf (bsc#1256780). - CVE-2026-22999: net/sched: sch_qfq: do not free existing class in qfq_change_class() (bsc#1257238). - CVE-2026-23074: net/sched: Enforce that teql can only be used as root qdisc (bsc#1258051). - CVE-2026-23111: netfilter: nf_tables: fix inverted genmask check in nft_map_catchall_activate() (bsc#1258183). - CVE-2026-23209: macvlan: fix error recovery in macvlan_common_newlink() (bsc#1258784).
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1256780
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1257238
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1258051
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1258183
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1258784
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-71120
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-22999
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23074
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23111
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23209
- https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-202621216-1/