This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-150300_59_179 fixes several issues.
The following security issues were fixed:
* CVE-2024-49860: ACPI: sysfs: validate return type of _STR method
(bsc#1231862).
* CVE-2025-38177: sch_hfsc: make hfsc_qlen_notify() idempotent (bsc#1246356).
* CVE-2025-38181: calipso: Fix null-ptr-deref in calipso_req_{set,del}attr()
(bsc#1246001).
* CVE-2025-38498: do_change_type(): refuse to operate on unmounted/not ours
mounts (bsc#1247499).
## 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-2025-3358=1 SUSE-2025-3357=1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-3358=1 SUSE-SLE-
Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-3357=1
* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_48-debugsource-17-150300.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_174-default-debuginfo-17-150300.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_179-default-16-150300.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_179-default-debuginfo-16-150300.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_174-default-17-150300.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_49-debugsource-16-150300.2.1
* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64)
* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_174-preempt-17-150300.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_179-preempt-debuginfo-16-150300.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_174-preempt-debuginfo-17-150300.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_179-preempt-16-150300.2.1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_174-default-17-150300.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_49-debugsource-16-150300.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_179-default-debuginfo-16-150300.2.1
*...
Read the Full Advisory* bsc#1231862
* bsc#1246001
* bsc#1246356
* bsc#1247499
## References:
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-49860.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38177.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38181.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38498.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1231862
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1246001
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1246356
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1247499
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