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openSUSE: 2025:01611-1 important: Linux Kernel Patch for CVE-2024-53156

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Calendar Grey May 21, 2025
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Critical patch released for Linux Kernel targeting CVE-2024-53156 vulnerabilities in openSUSE environments. Urgent intervention advised.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150400_24_144 fixes one issue.

The following security issue was fixed:

* CVE-2024-53156: wifi: ath9k: add range check for conn_rsp_epid in

htc_connect_service() (bsc#1234847).

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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:

* openSUSE Leap 15.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-1611=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2025-1611=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_144-default-6-150400.2.2

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_144-default-debuginfo-6-150400.2.2

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_34-debugsource-6-150400.2.2

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

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_144-default-6-150400.2.2

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_144-default-debuginfo-6-150400.2.2

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_34-debugsource-6-150400.2.2

References

* bsc#1234847

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-53156.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1234847

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:01611-1
Release Date: 2025-05-21T08:03:50Z
Affected Products: * openSUSE Leap 15.4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 * 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 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4

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