CVE-2026-46117
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in SUSE Linux kernel. Some of them allow an attacker to cause privilege escalation, remote denial of service and data confidentiality breach.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities in the SUSE Linux kernel allow privilege escalation, remote denial of service, and data confidentiality breaches.
- Who is affected
- SUSE Linux kernel deployments across affected versions are exposed.
- Urgency
- High; exploitation is actively occurring and includes privilege escalation and data breach vectors.
- Action
- Apply the latest SUSE kernel security updates addressing CVE-2026-31483, CVE-2026-43068, and related CVEs immediately.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.13% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 3% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (28)
- unknownUSN-8665-1: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-08-20
- unknownUSN-8664-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA BaseOS) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-08-20
- unknownUSN-8663-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-08-20
- unknownexploitedMultiple vulnerabilities in SUSE Linux kernel (August 14, 2026)cert-fr-avis · 2026-08-14
- highUSN-8619-1: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-28
- highUSN-8595-3: Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-28
- highUSN-8574-3: Linux kernel vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-28
- highUSN-8618-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-28
- highUSN-8609-1: Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-24
- highUSN-8608-1: Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-24
- highUSN-8607-1: Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-24
- highUSN-8606-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-24
- highUSN-8595-2: Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-24
- highUSN-8603-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-24
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat Linux kernel (July 24, 2026)cert-fr-avis · 2026-07-24
- highUSN-8596-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-23
- highUSN-8595-1: Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-23
- highUSN-8574-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-23
- highUSN-8593-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-23
- highUSN-8574-1: Linux kernel (GCP FIPS) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-21
- highUSN-8569-1: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-20
- highUSN-8568-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-20
- highUSN-8567-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-20
- highUSN-8566-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-20
- unknownDebian Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilitieshkcert · 2026-06-30
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in the Debian Linux kernel (June 26, 2026)cert-fr-avis · 2026-06-26
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in the Red Hat Linux kernel (June 26, 2026)cert-fr-avis · 2026-06-26
- unknownDSA-6355-1 linux - security updatedebian · 2026-06-21
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