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openSUSE: Kernel Important Security Fix SUSE-SU-2025:02936-1

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Calendar Grey August 21, 2025
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
This patch addresses major threats in the Linux kernel for Fedora, rectifying urgent security concerns.
An update that solves three vulnerabilities and has one security fix can now be installed.

Description

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150400_24_170 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).

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:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2025-2936=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-2936=1

Package List

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

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_42-debugsource-2-150400.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_170-default-2-150400.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_170-default-debuginfo-2-150400.2.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_42-debugsource-2-150400.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_170-default-2-150400.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_170-default-debuginfo-2-150400.2.1

References

* bsc#1232927

* bsc#1245218

* bsc#1247350

* bsc#1247351

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38079.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=1232927

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245218

* 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-2025:02936-1
Release Date: 2025-08-21T09:03:55Z
Affected Products: * openSUSE Leap 15.4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4

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