Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 12 for SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 6.0)

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:21697-1
Release Date: 2026-05-14T07:21:37Z
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
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.1

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 6.4.0-35.1 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 6.1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.1-kernel-419=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 (s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-35-default-10-1.1
    • kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_12-debugsource-10-1.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-35-default-debuginfo-10-1.1

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