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openSUSE 15 SP5: 2025:0241-1 critical: Linux Kernel Live Patch issues

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Calendar Grey January 27, 2025
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Major enhancement for Linux Kernel Live Patch 9 aimed at bolstering security through the resolution of significant vulnerabilities. Discover further details here!
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150500_55_44 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

* CVE-2024-41057: cachefiles: fix slab-use-after-free in

cachefiles_withdraw_cookie() (bsc#1229275).

* CVE-2024-36971: Fixed __dst_negative_advice() race (bsc#1226324).

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical kernel patch advisory openSUSE live patch cachefiles

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 15.5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-241=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2025-241=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_44-default-15-150500.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_9-debugsource-15-150500.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_44-default-debuginfo-15-150500.2.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_44-default-15-150500.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_9-debugsource-15-150500.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_44-default-debuginfo-15-150500.2.1

References

* bsc#1226324

* bsc#1229275

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-36971.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-41057.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1226324

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229275

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0241-1
Release Date: 2025-01-26T05:03:57Z
Affected Products: * openSUSE Leap 15.5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical kernel patch advisory openSUSE live patch cachefiles

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