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openSUSE Leap 16.0 Kernel Important Fix CVE-2026-43284 CVE-2026-43500

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Calendar Grey May 19, 2026
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OpenSUSE releases security update addressing two issues in kernel with two bug fixes. Important security measures applied.
An update that solves 2 vulnerabilities and has 2 bug fixes can now be installed.

Description

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 16.0 kernel was updated to fix various security issues

The following security issues were fixed:

Dirty Frag fixes:

- CVE-2026-43500: supported.conf: drop rxrpc completely (bsc#1264450)

- CVE-2026-43284: xfrm: esp: avoid in-place decrypt on shared skb frags (bsc#1264449).

Patch instructions:

To install this openSUSE security update use the suse recommended installation methods

like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 16.0

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-16.0-734=1

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Patch

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 16.0:

cluster-md-kmp-64kb-6.12.0-160000.30.1

cluster-md-kmp-azure-6.12.0-160000.30.1

cluster-md-kmp-default-6.12.0-160000.30.1

cluster-md-kmp-rt-6.12.0-160000.30.1

dlm-kmp-64kb-6.12.0-160000.30.1

dlm-kmp-azure-6.12.0-160000.30.1

dlm-kmp-default-6.12.0-160000.30.1

dlm-kmp-rt-6.12.0-160000.30.1

dtb-allwinner-6.12.0-160000.30.1

dtb-altera-6.12.0-160000.30.1

dtb-amazon-6.12.0-160000.30.1

dtb-amd-6.12.0-160000.30.1

dtb-amlogic-6.12.0-160000.30.1

dtb-apm-6.12.0-160000.30.1

dtb-apple-6.12.0-160000.30.1

dtb-arm-6.12.0-160000.30.1

dtb-broadcom-6.12.0-160000.30.1

dtb-cavium-6.12.0-160000.30.1

dtb-exynos-6.12.0-160000.30.1

dtb-freescale-6.12.0-160000.30.1

dtb-hisilicon-6.12.0-160000.30.1

dtb-lg-6.12.0-160000.30.1

dtb-marvell-6.12.0-160000.30.1

dtb-mediatek-6.12.0-160000.30.1

dtb-nvidia-6.12.0-160000.30.1

dtb-qcom-6.12.0-160000.30.1

dtb-renesas-6.12.0-160000.30.1

dtb-rockchip-6.12.0-160000.30.1

dtb-socionext-6.12.0-160000.30.1

dtb-sprd-6.12.0-160000.30.1

dtb-xilinx-6.12.0-160000.30.1

gfs2-kmp-64kb-6.12.0-160000.3...

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References

* bsc#1264449

* bsc#1264450

References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43284.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43500.html

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2026:20743-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 16.0 -------------------------------------------------------------

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