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openSUSE 15.6: SUSE-SU-2025:0173-1 critical: Kernel live patch memory issue

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Calendar Grey January 17, 2025
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The latest Linux Kernel update (Live Patch 0 for SLE 15 SP6) addresses a significant memory vulnerability as indicated by SUSE-SU-2025:0173-1.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description

This update for the Linux Kernel 6.4.0-150600_21 fixes one issue.

The following security issue was fixed:

* CVE-2024-50264: vsock/virtio: Initialization of the dangling pointer

occurring in vsk->trans (bsc#1233712).

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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 12-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2025-173=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-178=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2025-178=1

Package List

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_234-default-2-8.6.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_0-debugsource-8-150600.4.16.1

* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_21-default-debuginfo-8-150600.4.16.1

* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_21-default-8-150600.4.16.1

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

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_0-debugsource-8-150600.4.16.1

* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_21-default-debuginfo-8-150600.4.16.1

* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_21-default-8-150600.4.16.1

References

* bsc#1233712

## References:

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

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

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0173-1
Release Date: 2025-01-17T19:33:35Z
Affected Products: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

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