SUSE openSUSE Leap 15.6 Important Kernel Patch CVE-2026-31431
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May 4, 2026
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.
Summary
## The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP5 kernel was updated to fix one security issue The following security issue was fixed: * CVE-2026-31431: The copy.fail security issue is fixed by revert to operating out-of-place in algif_aead (bsc#1262573).
Topics Covered
References
* bsc#1262573
Cross-
* CVE-2026-31431
CVSS scores:
* CVE-2026-31431 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2026-31431 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
* openSUSE Leap 15.6
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP6
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.
##
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-31431.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262573
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1671-1
Release Date: 2026-05-02T06:01:09Z
Rating: important
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