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openSUSE 15 SP5: SUSE-SU-2024:4160-1 Important Kernel Security Fix

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Calendar Grey December 3, 2024
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Crucial security update for Linux Kernel RT addresses significant vulnerabilities in openSUSE environments
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150500_13_64 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

* CVE-2021-47517: Fix panic when interrupt coaleceing is set via ethtool

(bsc#1225429).

* CVE-2024-43861: Fix memory leak for not ip packets (bsc#1229553).

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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:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2024-4160=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-4160=1

Package List

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 (x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_64-rt-2-150500.11.6.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_64-rt-debuginfo-2-150500.11.6.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_18-debugsource-2-150500.11.6.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_64-rt-2-150500.11.6.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_64-rt-debuginfo-2-150500.11.6.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_18-debugsource-2-150500.11.6.1

References

* bsc#1225429

* bsc#1229553

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-47517.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-43861.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1225429

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229553

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:4160-1
Release Date: 2024-12-03T16:34:18Z
Affected Products: * openSUSE Leap 15.5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5

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