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openSUSE Leap 15.3 Kernel Important Copy Fail DoS Vuln SUSE-2026-1677-1

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Calendar Grey May 4, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
An important security update for SUSE Linux Kernel addresses a critical flaw, CVE-2026-31431, requiring installation.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Summary

## The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP3 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).

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Topics Covered

security advisory DoS important kernel OpenSUSE copy.fail

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 15.3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2

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-2026:1677-1
Release Date: 2026-05-02T10:26:11Z
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory DoS important kernel OpenSUSE copy.fail

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