Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 17 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 16)
Affects SUSESource GCVE Database
Mentioned vulnerabilities
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 13:50 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 5 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 12 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Apply the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel update 6.12.0-160000.38.1 or later that includes these security fixes. Since this is an official security update from the SUSE Product Security Team, deploying this patch is the recommended remediation.
Description
This security update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 6.12.0-160000.38.1 addresses multiple security vulnerabilities affecting various kernel components including SCTP, AF_UNIX, SUNRPC, NFS daemon, and IPv4. The update fixes issues such as peer transport count overflow, unlinking errors, buffer underflow, XDR length miscalculations, and improper freeing of options after RCU grace periods.
References
- suse.com/support/security/rating/ (opens in a new tab)
- ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/2026/suse-su-2026_24673-1.json (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-202624673-1/ (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1280285 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1280693 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1280728 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1280760 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1282495 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1285686 (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-74469/ (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-80521/ (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-89544/ (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-89551/ (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-89674/ (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-98432/ (opens in a new tab)