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openSUSE: 2025:02140-1 important: Kernel Fix for Buffer Overflows

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Calendar Grey June 26, 2025
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
A critical patch for the Linux Kernel rectifying various vulnerabilities is now accessible for Fedora users. Take immediate action!
An update that solves seven vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-150300_59_174 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

* CVE-2024-56601: net: inet: do not leave a dangling sk pointer in

inet_create() (bsc#1235231).

* CVE-2024-50279: dm cache: fix out-of-bounds access to the dirty bitset when

resizing (bsc#1233708).

* CVE-2024-50301: security/keys: fix slab-out-of-bounds in key_task_permission

(bsc#1233680).

* CVE-2024-50127: net: sched: fix use-after-free in taprio_change()

(bsc#1232908).

* CVE-2024-56605: Bluetooth: L2CAP: do not leave dangling sk pointer on error

in l2cap_sock_create() (bsc#1235062).

* CVE-2024-50125: Bluetooth: SCO: Fix UAF on sco_sock_timeout (bsc#1232929).

* CVE-2022-49545: ALSA: usb-audio: Cancel pending work at closing a MIDI

substream (bsc#1238730).

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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-2025-2140=1 SUSE-2025-2141=1 SUSE-2025-2143=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-2140=1 SUSE-SLE-

Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-2141=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-

Patching-15-SP3-2025-2143=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_170-default-debuginfo-13-150300.2.2

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_182-default-debuginfo-9-150300.2.2

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_170-default-13-150300.2.2

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_50-debugsource-9-150300.2.2

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_182-default-9-150300.2.2

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_47-debugsource-13-150300.2.2

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_48-debugsource-12-150300.2.2

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_174-default-12-150300.2.2

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_174-default-debuginfo-12-150300.2.2

* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_182-preempt-9-150300.2.2

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_182-preempt-debuginfo-9-150300.2.2

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_174-preempt-12-150300.2.2

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_170-preempt-13-150300.2.2

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_174-preempt-debuginfo-12-150300.2.2

*...

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References

* bsc#1232908

* bsc#1232929

* bsc#1233680

* bsc#1233708

* bsc#1235062

* bsc#1235231

* bsc#1238730

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-49545.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-50125.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-50127.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-50279.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-50301.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-56601.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-56605.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232908

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232929

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233680

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233708

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1235062

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1235231

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1238730

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02140-1
Release Date: 2025-06-26T19:33:39Z
Affected Products: * openSUSE Leap 15.3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3

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