openSUSE: Linux Kernel Important IPC Fix 2025:03149-1 CVE-2025-38212
opensuse
September 10, 2025
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.
Description
This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-150300_59_211 fixes one issue.
The following security issue was fixed:
* 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:
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-3149=1
* openSUSE Leap 15.3
zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-3149=1
Package List
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_59-debugsource-4-150300.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_211-default-debuginfo-4-150300.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_211-default-4-150300.2.1
* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_59-debugsource-4-150300.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_211-default-debuginfo-4-150300.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_211-default-4-150300.2.1
* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64)
* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_211-preempt-4-150300.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_211-preempt-debuginfo-4-150300.2.1
References
* bsc#1246030
## References:
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38212.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1246030
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:03149-1
Release Date: 2025-09-10T16:34:03Z
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
Topics Covered
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