This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-150300_59_170 fixes several issues.
The following security issues were fixed:
* CVE-2024-50264: vsock/virtio: Initialization of the dangling pointer
occurring in vsk->trans (bsc#1233712).
* CVE-2022-48956: ipv6: avoid use-after-free in ip6_fragment() (bsc#1232637).
* CVE-2024-43861: Fix memory leak for not ip packets (bsc#1229553).
## 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 15.3
zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-132=1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-132=1
* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_47-debugsource-3-150300.7.6.1
* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_170-default-3-150300.7.6.1
* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_170-default-debuginfo-3-150300.7.6.1
* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64)
* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_170-preempt-3-150300.7.6.1
* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_170-preempt-debuginfo-3-150300.7.6.1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_47-debugsource-3-150300.7.6.1
* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_170-default-3-150300.7.6.1
* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_170-default-debuginfo-3-150300.7.6.1
* bsc#1229553
* bsc#1232637
* bsc#1233712
## References:
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-48956.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-43861.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-50264.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229553
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232637
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233712
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