SUSE 2026 1840-2 Important Kernel Update CVE-2026-43284 CVE-2026-43500
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May 13, 2026
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.
Summary
## The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6 kernel was updated to fix the following issue: * CVE-2026-43284: xfrm: esp: avoid in-place decrypt on shared skb frags (bsc#1264449). * CVE-2026-43500: rxrpc: Also unshare DATA/RESPONSE packets when paged frags are present (bsc#1264450).
Topics Covered
References
* bsc#1264449
* bsc#1264450
Cross-
* CVE-2026-43284
* CVE-2026-43500
CVSS scores:
* CVE-2026-43284 ( SUSE ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2026-43284 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2026-43284 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2026-43500 ( SUSE ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2026-43500 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2026-43500 ( 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
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.
##
* 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: SUSE-SU-2026:1840-2
Release Date: 2026-05-13T15:10:11Z
Rating: important
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