Security update for the Linux Kernel

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:21594-1
Release Date: 2026-05-12T15:13:15Z
Rating: important
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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:
  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.2
  • SUSE Linux Micro Extras 6.2

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 16.0 kernel was updated to fix various security issues

The following security issues were fixed:

Dirty Frag fixes:

  • CVE-2026-43500: supported.conf: drop rxrpc completely (bsc#1264450)
  • CVE-2026-43284: xfrm: esp: avoid in-place decrypt on shared skb frags (bsc#1264449).

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:

  • SUSE Linux Micro Extras 6.2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-Extras-6.2-734=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Micro Extras 6.2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-syms-6.12.0-160000.30.1
    • kernel-obs-build-6.12.0-160000.30.1
    • kernel-obs-build-debugsource-6.12.0-160000.30.1

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