SUSE · Security update for the Linux Kernel
Affects SUSESource GCVE Database
Public exploit available (Metasploit).
Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 00:52 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 2 May 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: evidence found.
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
A security update has been released by the SUSE Product Security Team for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP5 that fixes this vulnerability by reverting to an out-of-place operation in algif_aead. Users should apply this official security update to remediate the issue.
Description
A security issue identified as CVE-2026-31431 affecting the SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP5 kernel was fixed by reverting to operating out-of-place in the algif_aead component. This update addresses the 'copy.fail' security issue.
References
- suse.com/support/security/rating/ (opens in a new tab)
- ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2026_1669-1.json (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-20261669-1/ (opens in a new tab)
- lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2026-May/025831.html (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1262573 (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-31431/ (opens in a new tab)