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openSUSE 15 SP6: 2024:4210-1 crucial kernel live patch for critical issues

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Calendar Grey December 5, 2024
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
A crucial Linux Kernel update has been released to fix multiple security vulnerabilities. Users must apply this patch promptly to protect their systems
An update that solves five vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description

This update for the Linux Kernel 6.4.0-150600_23_17 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

* 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).

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

cifs_debug_data_proc_show() (bsc#1225819).

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

creation fails (bsc#1227808)

* CVE-2024-40909: bpf: Fix a potential use-after-free in bpf_link_free()

(bsc#1228349).

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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-2024-4210=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2024-4210=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_17-default-debuginfo-5-150600.13.6.1

* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_17-default-5-150600.13.6.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_3-debugsource-5-150600.13.6.1

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

* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_17-default-debuginfo-5-150600.13.6.1

* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_17-default-5-150600.13.6.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_3-debugsource-5-150600.13.6.1

References

* bsc#1225819

* bsc#1228349

* bsc#1228786

* bsc#1229273

* bsc#1229553

## References:

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

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

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-40909.html

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

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

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

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228349

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

* 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-2024:4210-1
Release Date: 2024-12-05T15:34:15Z
Affected Products: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

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