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openSUSE 15.3: 2025:0898-1 important: Linux kernel security patch

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Calendar Grey March 18, 2025
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Essential patch for openSUSE kernel addressing six significant vulnerabilities. Safeguard your system against possible dangers immediately.
An update that solves six vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-150300_59_161 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

* CVE-2024-46818: drm/amd/display: Check gpio_id before used as array index

(bsc#1231204).

* CVE-2021-47261: Fix initializing CQ fragments buffer (bsc#1224954)

* CVE-2024-50302: HID: core: zero-initialize the report buffer (bsc#1233679).

* CVE-2022-48792: scsi: pm8001: Fix use-after-free for aborted SSP/STP

sas_task (bsc#1228017).

* CVE-2022-48911: kabi: add __nf_queue_get_refs() for kabi compliance.

(bsc#1229640).

* CVE-2021-47496: Fix flipped sign in tls_err_abort() calls (bsc#1225354)

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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-2025-898=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-898=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_161-default-13-150300.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_161-default-debuginfo-13-150300.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_44-debugsource-13-150300.2.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_161-preempt-13-150300.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_161-preempt-debuginfo-13-150300.2.1

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

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_161-default-13-150300.2.1

References

* bsc#1227656

* bsc#1227751

* bsc#1228017

* bsc#1229640

* bsc#1231204

* bsc#1233679

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-47261.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-47496.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-48792.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-48911.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-46818.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-50302.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1227656

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1227751

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228017

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229640

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1231204

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233679

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0898-1
Release Date: 2025-03-18T05:04:14Z
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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