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openSUSE 15.3: 2025:0707-1 important: Kernel Media Issue

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Calendar Grey February 25, 2025
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Critical patch released for Linux Kernel to remedy a multimedia vulnerability. Essential guidelines provided for openSUSE participants.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-150300_59_174 fixes one issue.

The following security issue was fixed:

* CVE-2024-53104: media: uvcvideo: Skip parsing frames of type

UVC_VS_UNDEFINED in uvc_parse_format (bsc#1236783).

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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-2025-707=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-707=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_174-default-debuginfo-5-150300.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_48-debugsource-5-150300.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_174-default-5-150300.2.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_174-preempt-5-150300.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_174-preempt-debuginfo-5-150300.2.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_174-default-5-150300.2.1

References

* bsc#1236783

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-53104.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1236783

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0707-1
Release Date: 2025-02-25T04:03:57Z
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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