# SUSE Linux kernel multiple vulnerabilities patched

Published: 2026-08-28 · Severity: high · Sectors: technology, government-national, defense, manufacturing, healthcare, financial-services
Canonical: https://vorant.io/reports/c8deb82b-d6ed-5e1d-a71d-f1726076f0c4/suse-linux-kernel-multiple-vulnerabilities-patched

> Multiple kernel vulnerabilities across SUSE Linux Enterprise and openSUSE allow privilege escalation, data theft, and DoS.

CERT-FR has published an advisory coordinating with SUSE for multiple vulnerabilities discovered in the Linux kernel affecting a broad range of SUSE products. The advisory lists over 160 CVEs spanning kernel versions in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (11 SP4 through 15 SP7), High Availability Extension, High Performance Computing, Real Time variants, Live Patching modules, SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro, and openSUSE Leap distributions. The vulnerabilities enable attackers to compromise data confidentiality and integrity, bypass security policies, and cause denial of service. SUSE issued 46 separate security bulletins between August 22–26, 2026, each addressing specific kernel vulnerabilities across product lines and support lifecycles. Defenders must prioritize patching across their SUSE deployments; the breadth of affected versions and the range of impact vectors (privilege escalation, information disclosure, resource exhaustion) make this a significant maintenance event.

## Mentioned in this report

- Vulnerabilities: CVE-2023-2058, CVE-2023-53995, CVE-2025-21845, CVE-2025-38250, CVE-2025-38469, CVE-2025-40204, CVE-2025-40213, CVE-2025-54518, CVE-2025-68223, CVE-2025-68741, CVE-2025-68818, CVE-2026-23097, CVE-2026-23204, CVE-2026-23240, CVE-2026-23449, CVE-2026-31431 (KEV), CVE-2026-31482, CVE-2026-31483, CVE-2026-31542, CVE-2026-31598, CVE-2026-31628, CVE-2026-31629, CVE-2026-31759, CVE-2026-43016, CVE-2026-43033, CVE-2026-43046, CVE-2026-43056, CVE-2026-43059, CVE-2026-43077, CVE-2026-43109, CVE-2026-43110, CVE-2026-43114, CVE-2026-43130, CVE-2026-43161, CVE-2026-43168, CVE-2026-43170, CVE-2026-43172, CVE-2026-43206, CVE-2026-43216, CVE-2026-43230

Source reporting: https://www.cert.ssi.gouv.fr/avis/CERTFR-2026-AVI-1091

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