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openSUSE 15.6: SUSE-SU-2025:01683-1 important: Linux Kernel Security Fix

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Calendar Grey May 23, 2025
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
An important patch has been released for the Linux Kernel, targeting various vulnerabilities in openSUSE and SLE 15 SP6 platforms.
An update that solves four vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description

This update for the Linux Kernel 6.4.0-150600_23_17 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

* CVE-2024-53042: ipv4: ip_tunnel: Fix suspicious RCU usage warning in

ip_tunnel_init_flow() (bsc#1233678).

* 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:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2025-1684=1 SUSE-SLE-

Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2025-1683=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-1683=1 SUSE-2025-1684=1

Package List

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_3-debugsource-14-150600.2.2

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_0-debugsource-16-150600.4.40.2

* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_17-default-14-150600.2.2

* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_21-default-16-150600.4.40.2

* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_17-default-debuginfo-14-150600.2.2

* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_21-default-debuginfo-16-150600.4.40.2

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_3-debugsource-14-150600.2.2

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_0-debugsource-16-150600.4.40.2

* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_17-default-14-150600.2.2

* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_21-default-16-150600.4.40.2

* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_17-default-debuginfo-14-150600.2.2

* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_21-default-debuginfo-16-150600.4.40.2

References

* bsc#1229504

* bsc#1233019

* bsc#1233678

* 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-2024-53042.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=1233678

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

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:01683-1
Release Date: 2025-05-22T21:38:11Z
Affected Products: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

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