SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 Important Kernel Update for CVE-2026-31431
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May 4, 2026
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.
Summary
## The SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 and 6.1 RT 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) ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.1-kernel-370=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 (noarch) * kernel-devel-rt-6.4.0-42.1 * kernel-source-rt-6.4.0-42.1 * SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 (aarch64 nosrc x86_64) * kernel-rt-6.4.0-42.1 * SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 (aarch64 x86_64) * kernel-rt-devel-6.4.0-42.1 * kernel-rt-debugsource-6.4.0-42.1
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:
* SUSE Linux Micro 6.1
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-2026:21454-1
Release Date: 2026-05-02T10:03:34Z
Rating: important
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