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<h1>Security update for the Linux Kernel</h1>
<table class="table table-striped table-bordered">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Announcement ID:</th>
<td>SUSE-SU-2026:1669-1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Release Date:</th>
<td>2026-05-02T06:12:42Z</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Rating:</th>
<td>important</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>References:</th>
<td>
<ul>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262573">bsc#1262573</a>
</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>
Cross-References:
</th>
<td>
<ul>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-31431.html">CVE-2026-31431</a>
</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>CVSS scores:</th>
<td>
<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-31431</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-31431</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H</span>
</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Affected Products:</th>
<td>
<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">Basesystem Module 15-SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">Development Tools Module 15-SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">Legacy Module 15-SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">Public Cloud Module 15-SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.</p>
<h2>Description:</h2>
<p>The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP7 kernel was updated to fix one security issue</p>
<p>The following security issue was fixed:</p>
<ul>
<li>CVE-2026-31431: The copy.fail security issue is fixed by revert to operating out-of-place in algif_aead (bsc#1262573).</li>
</ul>
<h2>Special Instructions and Notes:</h2>
<ul>
<li>Please reboot the system after installing this update.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Patch Instructions:</h2>
<p>
To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended
installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".<br/>
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
</p>
<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">
Development Tools Module 15-SP7
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-SP7-2026-1673=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
Legacy Module 15-SP7
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Legacy-15-SP7-2026-1673=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
Public Cloud Module 15-SP7
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-15-SP7-2026-1673=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HA-15-SP7-2026-1673=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP7-2026-1673=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP7
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP7-2026-1673=1</code>
<br/>
Please note that this is the initial kernel livepatch without fixes itself,
this package is later updated by separate standalone kernel livepatch
updates.
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2026-1669=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2026-1669=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2026-1669=1</code>
<br/>
Please note that this is the initial kernel livepatch without fixes itself,
this package is later updated by separate standalone kernel livepatch
updates.
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
Basesystem Module 15-SP7
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2026-1673=1</code>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>Package List:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
Development Tools Module 15-SP7 (noarch nosrc)
<ul>
<li>kernel-docs-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Development Tools Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>kernel-obs-build-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
<li>kernel-obs-build-debugsource-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
<li>kernel-syms-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Development Tools Module 15-SP7 (noarch)
<ul>
<li>kernel-source-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Legacy Module 15-SP7 (nosrc)
<ul>
<li>kernel-default-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Legacy Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
<li>reiserfs-kmp-default-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
<li>kernel-default-debuginfo-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
<li>kernel-default-debugsource-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Public Cloud Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 nosrc x86_64)
<ul>
<li>kernel-azure-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Public Cloud Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 x86_64)
<ul>
<li>kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
<li>kernel-azure-debugsource-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
<li>kernel-azure-devel-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
<li>kernel-azure-debuginfo-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
<li>gfs2-kmp-default-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
<li>kernel-default-debuginfo-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
<li>kernel-default-debugsource-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
<li>ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
<li>cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
<li>gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
<li>cluster-md-kmp-default-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
<li>dlm-kmp-default-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
<li>ocfs2-kmp-default-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7 (nosrc)
<ul>
<li>kernel-default-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7 (nosrc)
<ul>
<li>kernel-default-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7 (x86_64)
<ul>
<li>kernel-default-extra-debuginfo-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
<li>kernel-default-extra-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
<li>kernel-default-debuginfo-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
<li>kernel-default-debugsource-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP7 (nosrc)
<ul>
<li>kernel-default-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP7 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>kernel-default-debuginfo-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
<li>kernel-default-debugsource-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_12-debugsource-1-150700.15.3.1</li>
<li>kernel-default-livepatch-devel-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_40-default-1-150700.15.3.1</li>
<li>kernel-default-livepatch-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_40-default-debuginfo-1-150700.15.3.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>kernel-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
<li>dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
<li>kernel-default-base-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
<li>kernel-default-devel-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
<li>dlm-kmp-default-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
<li>kernel-default-debugsource-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
<li>ocfs2-kmp-default-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
<li>cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
<li>kernel-default-base-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
<li>gfs2-kmp-default-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
<li>kernel-syms-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
<li>ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
<li>gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
<li>cluster-md-kmp-default-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 nosrc)
<ul>
<li>kernel-default-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (noarch)
<ul>
<li>kernel-source-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
<li>kernel-macros-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
<li>kernel-devel-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (s390x)
<ul>
<li>kernel-default-man-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (x86_64)
<ul>
<li>kernel-default-devel-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
<ul>
<li>kernel-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
<li>dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
<li>kernel-default-base-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
<li>kernel-default-devel-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
<li>dlm-kmp-default-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
<li>kernel-default-debugsource-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
<li>kernel-default-devel-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
<li>ocfs2-kmp-default-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
<li>cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
<li>kernel-default-base-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
<li>gfs2-kmp-default-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
<li>kernel-syms-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
<li>ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
<li>gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
<li>cluster-md-kmp-default-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (nosrc x86_64)
<ul>
<li>kernel-default-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (noarch)
<ul>
<li>kernel-source-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
<li>kernel-macros-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
<li>kernel-devel-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5 (nosrc)
<ul>
<li>kernel-default-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>kernel-default-debuginfo-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
<li>kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_302-default-1-8.3.1</li>
<li>kernel-default-kgraft-devel-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
<li>kernel-default-debugsource-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
<li>kernel-default-kgraft-4.12.14-122.302.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 nosrc)
<ul>
<li>kernel-64kb-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64)
<ul>
<li>kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
<li>kernel-64kb-debugsource-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
<li>kernel-64kb-devel-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
<li>kernel-64kb-debuginfo-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 nosrc)
<ul>
<li>kernel-default-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le x86_64)
<ul>
<li>kernel-default-base-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1.150700.17.27.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>kernel-default-devel-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
<li>kernel-default-devel-debuginfo-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
<li>kernel-default-debuginfo-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
<li>kernel-default-debugsource-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (noarch)
<ul>
<li>kernel-macros-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
<li>kernel-devel-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (nosrc s390x)
<ul>
<li>kernel-zfcpdump-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (s390x)
<ul>
<li>kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
<li>kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo-6.4.0-150700.53.40.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>References:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-31431.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-31431.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262573">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262573</a>
</li>
</ul>
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