kernel: KVM: x86: Check for invalid/obsolete root *after* making MMU pages available

A flaw was found in KVM in the Linux kernel. This vulnerability occurs due to improper validation of memory management unit MMU page roots after these pages are made available. An attacker could exploit this by triggering a scenario where KVM attempts to map memory into an invalid root, causing...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerabilit...

kernel: KVM: x86: Fix shadow paging use-after-free due to unexpected GFN

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's KVM Kernel-based Virtual Machine x86 shadow paging mechanism. This use-after-free vulnerability arises from incorrect handling of Guest Frame Numbers GFNs when guest page tables are modified. A local attacker with control over a guest virtual machine could...

kernel: KVM: x86: Fix shadow paging use-after-free due to unexpected role

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Kernel-based Virtual Machine KVM x86 shadow paging mechanism. This vulnerability occurs when a host page directory entry PDE mapping is changed from within the guest, leading to an unexpected role mismatch in shadow paging. This mismatch can cause a...

kernel: KVM: x86: Check for invalid/obsolete root *after* making MMU pages available

A flaw was found in KVM in the Linux kernel. This vulnerability occurs due to improper validation of memory management unit MMU page roots after these pages are made available. An attacker could exploit this by triggering a scenario where KVM attempts to map memory into an invalid root, causing...

SUSE SLES15 Security Update : kernel (Live Patch 15 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP7) (SUSE-SU-2026:3393-1)

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:3393-1 advisory. This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 6.4.0-150700.53.55 fixes various security issues: The following security issues were fixed: -...

SUSE SLES15: xen / xen-devel / xen-libs / xen-tools / xen-tools-domU / etc (SUSE-SU-2026:3409-1)

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLESSAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:3409-1 advisory. This update for xen fixes the following issues - CVE-2026-42493: x86 shadow paging is deprecated bsc1271528. -...

Security update for xen

This update for xen fixes the following issues CVE-2026-42493: x86 shadow paging is deprecated bsc1271528. CVE-2026-42494,CVE-2026-42495,CVE-2026-62423,CVE-2026-62424,CVE-2026-62425: buffer overruns in libfsimage iso9660 handling bsc1271530. CVE-2026-62426,CVE-2026-62427: sysctl and platform-op...

SUSE-SU-2026:3423-1 Security update for xen

This update for xen fixes the following issues - CVE-2026-42493: x86 shadow paging is deprecated bsc1271528. - CVE-2026-42494,CVE-2026-42495,CVE-2026-62423,CVE-2026-62424,CVE-2026-62425: buffer overruns in libfsimage iso9660 handling bsc1271530. - CVE-2026-62426,CVE-2026-62427: sysctl and...

SUSE-SU-2026:22995-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 0 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 16)

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 6.12.0-160000.5.1 fixes various security issues: The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2026-23240: tls: Fix race condition in tlsswcancelworktx bsc1262404. - CVE-2026-31738: vxlan: validate ND option lengths in vxlannacreate bsc1264060. -...

SUSE-SU-2026:22993-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 1 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 16)

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 6.12.0-160000.6.1 fixes various security issues: The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2026-23240: tls: Fix race condition in tlsswcancelworktx bsc1262404. - CVE-2026-31738: vxlan: validate ND option lengths in vxlannacreate bsc1264060. -...

SUSE-SU-2026:22992-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 2 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 16)

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 6.12.0-160000.7.1 fixes various security issues: The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2026-23240: tls: Fix race condition in tlsswcancelworktx bsc1262404. - CVE-2026-31738: vxlan: validate ND option lengths in vxlannacreate bsc1264060. -...

SUSE-SU-2026:22991-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 3 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 16)

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 6.12.0-160000.8.1 fixes various security issues: The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2026-23240: tls: Fix race condition in tlsswcancelworktx bsc1262404. - CVE-2026-31738: vxlan: validate ND option lengths in vxlannacreate bsc1264060. -...

SUSE-SU-2026:22990-1 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-2026-23240: tls: Fix race condition in tlsswcancelworktx bsc1262404. - CVE-2026-31738: vxlan: validate ND option lengths in vxlannacreate bsc1264060. -...

SUSE-SU-2026:22988-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 6 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 16)

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 6.12.0-160000.27.1 fixes various security issues: The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2026-23240: tls: Fix race condition in tlsswcancelworktx bsc1262404. - CVE-2026-31738: vxlan: validate ND option lengths in vxlannacreate bsc1264060. ...

SUSE-SU-2026:22986-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 8 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 16)

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 6.12.0-160000.29.1 fixes various security issues: The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2026-31738: vxlan: validate ND option lengths in vxlannacreate bsc1264060. - CVE-2026-43038: ipv6: icmp: clear skb2-cb in ip6errgenicmpv6unreach...

SUSE-SU-2026:22983-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 11 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 16)

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 6.12.0-160000.32.1 fixes various security issues: The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2026-31738: vxlan: validate ND option lengths in vxlannacreate bsc1264060. - CVE-2026-43038: ipv6: icmp: clear skb2-cb in ip6errgenicmpv6unreach...

SUSE-SU-2026:22984-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 10 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 16)

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 6.12.0-160000.31.1 fixes various security issues: The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2026-31738: vxlan: validate ND option lengths in vxlannacreate bsc1264060. - CVE-2026-43038: ipv6: icmp: clear skb2-cb in ip6errgenicmpv6unreach...

SUSE-SU-2026:22981-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 13 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 16)

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 6.12.0-160000.34.1 fixes various security issues: The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2026-53359: KVM: x86: Fix shadow paging use-after-free due to unexpected role bsc1270060. - CVE-2026-53366: ipv4: account for fraggap on the paged...

SUSE-SU-2026:22980-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 14 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 16)

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 6.12.0-160000.35.1 fixes various security issues: The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2026-53359: KVM: x86: Fix shadow paging use-after-free due to unexpected role bsc1270060. - CVE-2026-53366: ipv4: account for fraggap on the paged...