openSUSE 15.6: Linux Kernel Important Security Fix CVE-2025-38079
opensuse
August 21, 2025
An update that solves four vulnerabilities can now be installed.
Description
This update for the Linux Kernel 6.4.0-150600_23_47 fixes several issues.
The following security issues were fixed:
* CVE-2025-38494: HID: core: do not bypass hid_hw_raw_request (bsc#1247350).
* CVE-2025-38495: HID: core: ensure the allocated report buffer can contain
the reserved report ID (bsc#1247351).
* CVE-2025-38079: crypto: algif_hash - fix double free in hash_accept
(bsc#1245218).
* CVE-2025-38083: net_sched: prio: fix a race in prio_tune() (bsc#1245350).
Topics Covered
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-2025-2934=1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2025-2934=1
Package List
* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_47-default-4-150600.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_47-default-debuginfo-4-150600.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_10-debugsource-4-150600.2.1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_47-default-4-150600.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_47-default-debuginfo-4-150600.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_10-debugsource-4-150600.2.1
References
* bsc#1245218
* bsc#1245350
* bsc#1247350
* bsc#1247351
## References:
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38079.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38083.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38494.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38495.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245218
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245350
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1247350
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1247351
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02934-1
Release Date: 2025-08-20T21:33:53Z
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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