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openSUSE 15.6: 2025:02161-1 important: Linux Kernel denial of service

opensuse
Calendar Grey June 27, 2025
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
This release tackles critical vulnerabilities in the Linux Kernel, boosting overall system protection. Prompt implementation recommended.
An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description

This update for the Linux Kernel 6.4.0-150600_23_30 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-2024-56582: btrfs: fix use-after-free in btrfs_encoded_read_endio()

(bsc#1235129).

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

in l2cap_sock_create() (bsc#1235062).

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service patch important openSUSE Linux Kernel

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 15.6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-2161=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2025-2161=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_6-debugsource-7-150600.2.2

* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_30-default-debuginfo-7-150600.2.2

* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_30-default-7-150600.2.2

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

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_6-debugsource-7-150600.2.2

* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_30-default-debuginfo-7-150600.2.2

* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_30-default-7-150600.2.2

References

* bsc#1235062

* bsc#1235129

* bsc#1235231

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-56582.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=1235062

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1235129

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

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02161-1
Release Date: 2025-06-27T16:33:31Z
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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