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openSUSE: 2024:4230-1 important: kernel tcp memory leak fix

opensuse
Calendar Grey December 6, 2024
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Apply the latest security fixes for Linux Kernel Live Patch 41 on openSUSE and SUSE Linux distributions to mitigate serious vulnerabilities.
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-150300_59_150 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

* 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).

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Topics Covered

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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-SP2

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2024-4230=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-4232=1 SUSE-2024-4233=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2024-4232=1 SUSE-SLE-

Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2024-4233=1

Package List

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP2 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_43-debugsource-14-150200.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150200_24_172-default-14-150200.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150200_24_172-default-debuginfo-14-150200.2.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_41-debugsource-13-150300.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_150-default-debuginfo-13-150300.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_150-default-13-150300.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_147-default-14-150300.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_40-debugsource-14-150300.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_147-default-debuginfo-14-150300.2.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_150-preempt-13-150300.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_147-preempt-debuginfo-14-150300.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_150-preempt-debuginfo-13-150300.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_147-preempt-14-150300.2.1

* SUSE...

Read the Full Advisory

References

* bsc#1225733

* bsc#1229553

## References:

* 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=1225733

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

Severity
important
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Critical

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:4230-1
Release Date: 2024-12-06T10:34:14Z
Affected Products: * openSUSE Leap 15.3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP2 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3

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