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openSUSE Leap 15 SP5: SUSE-SU-2024:4206-1 important: kernel security fix

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Calendar Grey December 5, 2024
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Important security patch released for openSUSE Linux Kernel, targeting various vulnerabilities; detailed installation instructions included.
An update that solves four vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150500_55_44 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

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

(bsc#1225429).

* CVE-2024-36904: tcp: Use refcount_inc_not_zero() in tcp_twsk_unique()

(bsc#1225733).

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

* CVE-2024-35949: btrfs: make sure that WRITTEN is set on all metadata blocks

(bsc#1229273).

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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 15.5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-4206=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2024-4206=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_44-default-debuginfo-13-150500.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_44-default-13-150500.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_9-debugsource-13-150500.2.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_44-default-debuginfo-13-150500.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_44-default-13-150500.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_9-debugsource-13-150500.2.1

References

* bsc#1225429

* bsc#1225733

* bsc#1229273

* bsc#1229553

## References:

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

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-35949.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-36904.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=1225733

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229273

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

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:4206-1
Release Date: 2024-12-05T15:33:35Z
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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