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openSUSE Leap 15.6: 2024:3881-1 important: Linux Kernel Live Patch Update

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Calendar Grey November 4, 2024
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Linux Kernel update addresses multiple vulnerabilities, significantly improving security for Fedora and CentOS platforms. Key updates are included.
This update for the Linux Kernel 6.4.0-150600_23_7 fixes several issues

Description

This update for the Linux Kernel 6.4.0-150600_23_7 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

* CVE-2024-42133: Bluetooth: Ignore too large handle values in BIG

(bsc#1231419)

* CVE-2023-52752: smb: client: fix use-after-free bug in

cifs_debug_data_proc_show() (bsc#1225819).

* CVE-2024-36899: gpiolib: cdev: Fix use after free in lineinfo_changed_notify

(bsc#1225739).

* CVE-2024-40954: net: do not leave a dangling sk pointer, when socket

creation fails (bsc#1227808)

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Patch

## 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:

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-3881=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2024-3881=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_7-default-4-150600.13.6.1

* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_7-default-debuginfo-4-150600.13.6.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_1-debugsource-4-150600.13.6.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_7-default-4-150600.13.6.1

* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_7-default-debuginfo-4-150600.13.6.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_1-debugsource-4-150600.13.6.1

References

* bsc#1225739

* bsc#1225819

* bsc#1228786

* bsc#1231419

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-52752.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-36899.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-40954.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-42133.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1225739

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1225819

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228786

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1231419

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:3881-1
Release Date: 2024-11-04T06:33:33Z

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