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openSUSE 15.6: Linux Kernel Important Security Update 2025:02538-1

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Calendar Grey July 28, 2025
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Important security patch released for openSUSE's Linux Kernel, addressing multiple vulnerabilities and concerns in version 15.6.
An update that solves 94 vulnerabilities, contains two features and has 36 security fixes can now be installed.

Description

This update provides the initial livepatch for this kernel update. This update

does not contain any fixes and will be updated with livepatches later.

## Special Instructions and Notes:

* Please reboot the system after installing this update.

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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 15.6

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-2538=1 SUSE-2025-2538=1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-2538=1

* Development Tools Module 15-SP6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-SP6-2025-2538=1

* Legacy Module 15-SP6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Legacy-15-SP6-2025-2538=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HA-15-SP6-2025-2538=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP6-2025-2538=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2025-2538=1

Please note that this is the initial kernel livepatch without fixes itself, this

package is later updated...

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Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch nosrc)

* kernel-docs-6.4.0-150600.23.60.3

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)

* kernel-macros-6.4.0-150600.23.60.4

* kernel-source-6.4.0-150600.23.60.4

* kernel-docs-html-6.4.0-150600.23.60.3

* kernel-devel-6.4.0-150600.23.60.4

* kernel-source-vanilla-6.4.0-150600.23.60.4

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (nosrc ppc64le x86_64)

* kernel-debug-6.4.0-150600.23.60.4

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (ppc64le x86_64)

* kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo-6.4.0-150600.23.60.4

* kernel-debug-devel-6.4.0-150600.23.60.4

* kernel-debug-debuginfo-6.4.0-150600.23.60.4

* kernel-debug-debugsource-6.4.0-150600.23.60.4

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)

* kernel-default-vdso-6.4.0-150600.23.60.5

* kernel-debug-vdso-6.4.0-150600.23.60.4

* kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo-6.4.0-150600.23.60.5

* kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo-6.4.0-150600.23.60.4

* kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-6.4.0-150600.23.60.4

* kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo-6.4.0-150600.23.60.4

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le x86_64)

* kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo-6.4.0-150600.23.60.4

*...

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References

* bsc#1012628

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Severity
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02538-1
Release Date: 2025-07-28T15:11:00Z
Affected Products: * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 * Development Tools Module 15-SP6 * Legacy Module 15-SP6 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP6 * 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 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP6

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