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openSUSE: 2025:01668-1 important: Linux Kernel Live Patching

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Calendar Grey May 22, 2025
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Important security update for the Linux Kernel addresses several issues, ensuring system integrity and protection.
An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150500_55_65 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

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

htc_connect_service() (bsc#1234847).

* CVE-2024-43882: Fixed ToCToU between perm check and set-uid/gid usage

(bsc#1229504).

* CVE-2024-50115: KVM: nSVM: Ignore nCR3[4:0] when loading PDPTEs from memory

(bsc#1233019).

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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 15.3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-1668=1 SUSE-2025-1664=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-1668=1 SUSE-SLE-

Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-1664=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-1666=1 SUSE-2025-1667=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2025-1666=1 SUSE-SLE-

Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2025-1667=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-1673=1 SUSE-2025-1674=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2025-1673=1 SUSE-SLE-

Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2025-1674=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_158-default-18-150300.2.2

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_43-debugsource-18-150300.2.2

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_170-default-11-150300.2.2

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_47-debugsource-11-150300.2.2

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_158-default-debuginfo-18-150300.2.2

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_170-default-debuginfo-11-150300.2.2

* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_170-preempt-debuginfo-11-150300.2.2

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_170-preempt-11-150300.2.2

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_158-preempt-debuginfo-18-150300.2.2

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_158-preempt-18-150300.2.2

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

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_158-default-18-150300.2.2

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_170-default-debuginfo-11-150300.2.2

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_47-debugsource-11-150300.2.2

*...

Read the Full Advisory

References

* bsc#1229504

* bsc#1233019

* bsc#1234847

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-43882.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-50115.html

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

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229504

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233019

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

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:01668-1
Release Date: 2025-05-22T19:34:20Z
Affected Products: * openSUSE Leap 15.3 * openSUSE Leap 15.4 * openSUSE Leap 15.5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5

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