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openSUSE 15.3: SUSE-SU-2025:0136-1 important: kernel live patch

opensuse
Calendar Grey January 16, 2025
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Crucial system upgrade for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 39) improving defense capabilities within SUSE Linux platforms.
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-150300_59_144 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).

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 15.3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-136=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-136=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_144-default-15-150300.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_39-debugsource-15-150300.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_144-default-debuginfo-15-150300.2.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_144-preempt-debuginfo-15-150300.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_144-preempt-15-150300.2.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_144-default-15-150300.2.1

References

* bsc#1232637

* bsc#1233712

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-48956.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-50264.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232637

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233712

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0136-1
Release Date: 2025-01-16T10:34:57Z
Affected Products: * openSUSE Leap 15.3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3

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