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SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 Important Kernel Security Fix CVE-2026-43284

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Calendar Grey May 19, 2026
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Critical update for SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 6.0 addressing important kernel security issue.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 6.4.0-42.1 fixes one security issue The following security issue was fixed: * CVE-2026-43284: xfrm: esp: avoid in-place decrypt on shared skb frags (bsc#1264459). ## 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 6.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.0-kernel-411=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 (s390x x86_64) * kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-42-default-debuginfo-2-1.1 * kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_19-debugsource-2-1.1 * kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-42-default-2-1.1

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Topics Covered

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References

* bsc#1264459

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* CVE-2026-43284

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

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Micro 6.0

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

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

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1264459

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:21647-1
Release Date: 2026-05-14T06:27:59Z
Rating: important

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