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openSUSE 15 SP5: SUSE-SU-2024:4227-1 important: Kernel Live Patch

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Calendar Grey December 6, 2024
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
The latest Linux Kernel update fixes critical security issues and provides best practices for proper implementation, ensuring system integrity and user data safety
An update that solves four vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150500_55_39 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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Topics Covered

security advisory critical important memory leak kernel SUSE live patch

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-2024-4227=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2024-4227=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_39-default-debuginfo-14-150500.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_39-default-14-150500.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_8-debugsource-14-150500.2.1

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

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_39-default-debuginfo-14-150500.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_39-default-14-150500.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_8-debugsource-14-150500.2.1

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-2024:4227-1
Release Date: 2024-12-06T10:03:53Z
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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Topics Covered

security advisory critical important memory leak kernel SUSE live patch

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