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openSUSE 15 SP4: 2025:0250-1 important: kernel live patch CVE-2024-36971

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Calendar Grey January 27, 2025
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Linux Kernel Update (Live Patch 22 for SLE 15 SP4) released addressing vulnerability CVE-2024-36971.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150400_24_103 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-2025-250=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-250=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-247=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2025-247=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_147-default-debuginfo-16-150300.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_147-default-16-150300.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_40-debugsource-16-150300.2.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_147-preempt-debuginfo-16-150300.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_147-preempt-16-150300.2.1

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

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_147-default-16-150300.2.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_103-default-14-150400.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_103-default-debuginfo-14-150400.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_22-debugsource-14-150400.2.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_103-default-14-150400.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_103-default-debuginfo-14-150400.2.1

*...

Read the Full Advisory

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-2025:0250-1
Release Date: 2025-01-27T13:03:37Z
Affected Products: * openSUSE Leap 15.3 * openSUSE Leap 15.4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4

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