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openSUSE: 2025:0184-1 critical: Linux kernel live patch issue

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Calendar Grey January 20, 2025
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Urgent security enhancement for Linux Kernel (Live Patch 5) tackling a significant flaw in openSUSE systems.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description

This update for the Linux Kernel 6.4.0-150600_23_25 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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Topics Covered

security advisory critical important linux kernel openSUSE live patch vsk initialization

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-2025-184=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-184=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-190=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2025-190=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-189=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2025-189=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_182-default-2-150300.7.6.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_50-debugsource-2-150300.7.6.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_182-default-debuginfo-2-150300.7.6.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_182-preempt-2-150300.7.6.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_182-preempt-debuginfo-2-150300.7.6.1

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

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_182-default-2-150300.7.6.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_141-default-debuginfo-2-150400.9.8.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_33-debugsource-2-150400.9.8.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_141-default-2-150400.9.8.1

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

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_141-default-debuginfo-2-150400.9.8.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_33-debugsource-2-150400.9.8.1

*...

Read the Full Advisory

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-2025:0184-1
Release Date: 2025-01-18T13:04:03Z
Affected Products: * openSUSE Leap 15.3 * openSUSE Leap 15.4 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6 * 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 Real Time 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 * 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 SP6

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security advisory critical important linux kernel openSUSE live patch vsk initialization

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