openSUSE: Critical Kernel Security Patch SUSE-SU-2025:04150-2
opensuse
September 9, 2025
An update that solves nine vulnerabilities can now be installed.
Description
This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-150300_59_179 fixes several issues.
The following security issues were fixed:
* CVE-2025-21999: proc: fix UAF in proc_get_inode() (bsc#1242579).
* CVE-2022-49053: scsi: target: tcmu: Fix possible page UAF (bsc#1237930).
* CVE-2025-38001: net_sched: hfsc: Address reentrant enqueue adding class to
eltree twice (bsc#1244235).
* CVE-2024-49867: btrfs: wait for fixup workers before stopping cleaner
kthread during umount (bsc#1232271).
* CVE-2025-38000: sch_hfsc: Fix qlen accounting bug when using peek in
hfsc_enqueue() (bsc#1245775).
* CVE-2025-37890: net_sched: hfsc: Fix a UAF vulnerability in class with netem
as child qdisc (bsc#1245791).
* CVE-2024-47674: mm: avoid leaving partial pfn mappings around in error case
(bsc#1231676).
* CVE-2024-47706: block, bfq: fix possible UAF for bfqq->bic with merge chain
(bsc#1231943).
* CVE-2025-38212: ipc: fix to protect IPCS lookups using RCU (bsc#1246030).
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 15.3
zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-3124=1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-3124=1
Package List
* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_49-debugsource-15-150300.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_179-default-15-150300.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_179-default-debuginfo-15-150300.2.1
* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64)
* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_179-preempt-debuginfo-15-150300.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_179-preempt-15-150300.2.1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_49-debugsource-15-150300.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_179-default-15-150300.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_179-default-debuginfo-15-150300.2.1
References
* bsc#1231676
* bsc#1231943
* bsc#1232271
* bsc#1237930
* bsc#1242579
* bsc#1244235
* bsc#1245775
* bsc#1245791
* bsc#1246030
## References:
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-49053.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-47674.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-47706.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-49867.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-21999.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-37890.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38000.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38001.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38212.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1231676
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1231943
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232271
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1237930
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1242579
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1244235
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245775
*...
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:03124-1
Release Date: 2025-09-09T19:33:51Z
Affected Products:
* openSUSE Leap 15.3
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3
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