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Fedora: Important Kernel Security Update 2025:03456-2 Released Now

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Calendar Grey July 21, 2025
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Mandatory patch release for Fedora Linux Kernel addressing a range of security flaws jeopardizing system stability.
An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-150300_59_195 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

* CVE-2022-49465: blk-throttle: Set BIO_THROTTLED when bio has been throttled

(bsc#1238920).

* CVE-2025-21772: partitions: mac: fix handling of bogus partition table

(bsc#1238912).

* CVE-2024-56558: nfsd: make sure exp active before svc_export_show

(bsc#1243648).

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Topics Covered

security advisory important kernel OpenSUSE throttling active service

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-2025-2418=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-2418=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_54-debugsource-4-150300.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_195-default-debuginfo-4-150300.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_195-default-4-150300.2.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_195-preempt-4-150300.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_195-preempt-debuginfo-4-150300.2.1

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

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_195-default-4-150300.2.1

References

* bsc#1238912

* bsc#1238920

* bsc#1243648

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-49465.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-56558.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-21772.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1238912

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1238920

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243648

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02418-1
Release Date: 2025-07-21T08:04:41Z
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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Topics Covered

security advisory important kernel OpenSUSE throttling active service

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