SUSE · Security update for the Linux Kernel
Affects SUSESource GCVE Database
Mentioned vulnerabilities
Public exploit available (Metasploit, Exploit-DB).
Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 20:29 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Exploitation evidence
t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 8 May 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: evidence found.
1 Metasploit module · 2 Exploit-DB entries, the first 19 days after disclosure
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
Timeline
CVE published
on cve.org
, t = 0
First Exploit-DB entry (opens in a new tab)
Linux Kernel - Local Privilege Escalation +1 more
, 19 days after disclosure
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
The vendor has released an update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP7 RT kernel that fixes these issues. Applying this security update is the recommended mitigation. No additional action is indicated by the vendor advisory.
Description
A security update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP7 RT kernel addresses two issues: CVE-2026-43284, which involves avoiding in-place decryption on shared skb fragments in the xfrm ESP implementation, and CVE-2026-43500, which disables the rxrpc and afs modules. The update fixes the DirtyFrag issues identified in these components.
References
- suse.com/support/security/rating/ (opens in a new tab)
- ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2026_1778-1.json (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-20261778-1/ (opens in a new tab)
- lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2026-May/025946.html (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1264449 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1264450 (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43284/ (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43500/ (opens in a new tab)