Security update for the Linux Kernel

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1669-1
Release Date: 2026-05-02T06:12:42Z
Rating: important
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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:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7
  • Development Tools Module 15-SP7
  • Legacy Module 15-SP7
  • Public Cloud Module 15-SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP7 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).

Special Instructions and Notes:

  • Please reboot the system after installing this update.

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:

  • Development Tools Module 15-SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-SP7-2026-1673=1
  • Legacy Module 15-SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Legacy-15-SP7-2026-1673=1
  • Public Cloud Module 15-SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-15-SP7-2026-1673=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HA-15-SP7-2026-1673=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP7-2026-1673=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP7-2026-1673=1
    Please note that this is the initial kernel livepatch without fixes itself, this package is later updated by separate standalone kernel livepatch updates.
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2026-1669=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2026-1669=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2026-1669=1
    Please note that this is the initial kernel livepatch without fixes itself, this package is later updated by separate standalone kernel livepatch updates.
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2026-1673=1

Package List:

  • Development Tools Module 15-SP7 (noarch nosrc)
    • kernel-docs-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
  • Development Tools Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-obs-build-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
    • kernel-obs-build-debugsource-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
    • kernel-syms-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
  • Development Tools Module 15-SP7 (noarch)
    • kernel-source-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
  • Legacy Module 15-SP7 (nosrc)
    • kernel-default-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
  • Legacy Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
    • reiserfs-kmp-default-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
    • kernel-default-debuginfo-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
    • kernel-default-debugsource-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
  • Public Cloud Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 nosrc x86_64)
    • kernel-azure-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
  • Public Cloud Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
    • kernel-azure-debugsource-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
    • kernel-azure-devel-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
    • kernel-azure-debuginfo-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
    • gfs2-kmp-default-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
    • kernel-default-debuginfo-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
    • kernel-default-debugsource-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
    • ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
    • cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
    • gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
    • cluster-md-kmp-default-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
    • dlm-kmp-default-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
    • ocfs2-kmp-default-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7 (nosrc)
    • kernel-default-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7 (nosrc)
    • kernel-default-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7 (x86_64)
    • kernel-default-extra-debuginfo-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
    • kernel-default-extra-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
    • kernel-default-debuginfo-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
    • kernel-default-debugsource-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP7 (nosrc)
    • kernel-default-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP7 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-default-debuginfo-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
    • kernel-default-debugsource-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_12-debugsource-1-150700.15.3.1
    • kernel-default-livepatch-devel-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_40-default-1-150700.15.3.1
    • kernel-default-livepatch-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_40-default-debuginfo-1-150700.15.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.302.1
    • dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.302.1
    • kernel-default-base-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.302.1
    • kernel-default-devel-4.12.14-122.302.1
    • dlm-kmp-default-4.12.14-122.302.1
    • kernel-default-debugsource-4.12.14-122.302.1
    • ocfs2-kmp-default-4.12.14-122.302.1
    • cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.302.1
    • kernel-default-base-4.12.14-122.302.1
    • gfs2-kmp-default-4.12.14-122.302.1
    • kernel-syms-4.12.14-122.302.1
    • ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.302.1
    • gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.302.1
    • cluster-md-kmp-default-4.12.14-122.302.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 nosrc)
    • kernel-default-4.12.14-122.302.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (noarch)
    • kernel-source-4.12.14-122.302.1
    • kernel-macros-4.12.14-122.302.1
    • kernel-devel-4.12.14-122.302.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (s390x)
    • kernel-default-man-4.12.14-122.302.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (x86_64)
    • kernel-default-devel-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.302.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • kernel-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.302.1
    • dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.302.1
    • kernel-default-base-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.302.1
    • kernel-default-devel-4.12.14-122.302.1
    • dlm-kmp-default-4.12.14-122.302.1
    • kernel-default-debugsource-4.12.14-122.302.1
    • kernel-default-devel-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.302.1
    • ocfs2-kmp-default-4.12.14-122.302.1
    • cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.302.1
    • kernel-default-base-4.12.14-122.302.1
    • gfs2-kmp-default-4.12.14-122.302.1
    • kernel-syms-4.12.14-122.302.1
    • ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.302.1
    • gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.302.1
    • cluster-md-kmp-default-4.12.14-122.302.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (nosrc x86_64)
    • kernel-default-4.12.14-122.302.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (noarch)
    • kernel-source-4.12.14-122.302.1
    • kernel-macros-4.12.14-122.302.1
    • kernel-devel-4.12.14-122.302.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5 (nosrc)
    • kernel-default-4.12.14-122.302.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.302.1
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_302-default-1-8.3.1
    • kernel-default-kgraft-devel-4.12.14-122.302.1
    • kernel-default-debugsource-4.12.14-122.302.1
    • kernel-default-kgraft-4.12.14-122.302.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 nosrc)
    • kernel-64kb-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64)
    • kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
    • kernel-64kb-debugsource-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
    • kernel-64kb-devel-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
    • kernel-64kb-debuginfo-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 nosrc)
    • kernel-default-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le x86_64)
    • kernel-default-base-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1.150700.17.27.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-default-devel-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
    • kernel-default-devel-debuginfo-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
    • kernel-default-debuginfo-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
    • kernel-default-debugsource-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (noarch)
    • kernel-macros-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
    • kernel-devel-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (nosrc s390x)
    • kernel-zfcpdump-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (s390x)
    • kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1
    • kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1

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