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openSUSE: 2024:4276-1 important: Kernel Live Patch with Security Fixes

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Calendar Grey December 10, 2024
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Important kernel patches released for openSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise patch major security flaws. Update immediately to enhance protection.
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150400_24_103 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

security advisory important memory leak kernel SUSE tcp issue 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 15.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-4273=1 SUSE-2024-4274=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2024-4273=1 SUSE-SLE-

Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2024-4274=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP2

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2024-4276=1 SUSE-SLE-

Module-Live-Patching-15-SP2-2024-4277=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_97-default-debuginfo-14-150400.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_20-debugsource-14-150400.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_97-default-14-150400.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_103-default-debuginfo-12-150400.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_22-debugsource-12-150400.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_103-default-12-150400.2.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_97-default-debuginfo-14-150400.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_20-debugsource-14-150400.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_97-default-14-150400.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_103-default-debuginfo-12-150400.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_22-debugsource-12-150400.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_103-default-12-150400.2.1

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

*...

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-2024:4276-1
Release Date: 2024-12-10T11:04:08Z
Affected Products: * openSUSE Leap 15.4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP2 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4

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security advisory important memory leak kernel SUSE tcp issue live patch

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