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SUSE Linux Micro Kernel Important Security Fix 2026-21460-1 CVE-2026-31431

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Calendar Grey May 4, 2026
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SUSE updates fix important kernel issues, addressing security threats. Update now to protect your systems efficiently.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Summary

## The SUSE Linux Enterprise 16.0 kernel was updated to fix various security issues The following security issues were 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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References

* bsc#1262573

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* 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 6.2

* SUSE Linux Micro Extras 6.2

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-2026:21460-1
Release Date: 2026-05-02T07:09:30Z
Rating: important

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