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openSUSE 15 SP3: SUSE-SU-2025:0242-1 Important Kernel Live Patch

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Calendar Grey January 27, 2025
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
In response to CVE-2024-36971, this security announcement pertains to Patch 41 for the Linux Kernel utilized in openSUSE.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-150300_59_150 fixes one issue.

The following security issue was fixed:

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

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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-2025-242=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-242=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_150-default-debuginfo-15-150300.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_150-default-15-150300.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_41-debugsource-15-150300.2.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_150-preempt-15-150300.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_150-preempt-debuginfo-15-150300.2.1

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

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_150-default-15-150300.2.1

References

* bsc#1226324

## References:

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

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

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0242-1
Release Date: 2025-01-27T11:33:40Z
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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