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openSUSE: Critical Kernel Security Update for CVE-2025-21702, 2025:02693-1

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Calendar Grey August 5, 2025
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
A significant patch has been issued for the Linux Kernel, targeting urgent vulnerabilities found in Fedora 36.
An update that solves three vulnerabilities and has one security fix can now be installed.

Description

This update for the Linux Kernel 6.4.0-150600_23_50 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

* CVE-2025-37797: net_sched: hfsc: Fix a UAF vulnerability in class handling

(bsc#1245793).

* CVE-2025-37752: net_sched: sch_sfq: move the limit validation (bsc#1245776).

* CVE-2025-21702: pfifo_tail_enqueue: Drop new packet when sch->limit == 0

(bsc#1245797).

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 SUSE-2025-2693=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2025-2693=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_50-default-2-150600.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_50-default-debuginfo-2-150600.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_11-debugsource-2-150600.2.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_50-default-2-150600.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_50-default-debuginfo-2-150600.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_11-debugsource-2-150600.2.1

References

* bsc#1244337

* bsc#1245776

* bsc#1245793

* bsc#1245797

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-21702.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-37752.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-37797.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1244337

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245776

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245793

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245797

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02693-1
Release Date: 2025-08-05T07:34:43Z
Affected Products: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 * 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

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