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openSUSE: 2025:1207-1 important: Kernel Security Issues Fixed

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Calendar Grey April 14, 2025
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Essential modifications for Linux Kernel in openSUSE dealing with major security vulnerabilities and strategies for threat mitigation.
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description

This update for the Linux Kernel 6.4.0-150600_23_14 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

* CVE-2024-56600: net: inet6: do not leave a dangling sk pointer in

inet6_create() (bsc#1235218).

* CVE-2024-41090: tap: add missing verification for short frame (bsc#1228714).

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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 15.5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-1216=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2025-1216=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-1218=1 SUSE-2025-1222=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2025-1207=1 SUSE-SLE-

Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2025-1218=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-

Patching-15-SP6-2025-1222=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-1215=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2025-1215=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_68-default-13-150500.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_15-debugsource-13-150500.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_68-default-debuginfo-13-150500.2.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_68-default-13-150500.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_15-debugsource-13-150500.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_68-default-debuginfo-13-150500.2.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_14-default-debuginfo-12-150600.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_14-default-12-150600.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_1-debugsource-12-150600.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_7-default-debuginfo-12-150600.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_7-default-12-150600.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_2-debugsource-12-150600.2.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

*...

Read the Full Advisory

References

* bsc#1228714

* bsc#1235218

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-41090.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-56600.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228714

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1235218

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:1207-1
Release Date: 2025-04-13T20:50:31Z
Affected Products: * openSUSE Leap 15.4 * openSUSE Leap 15.5 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

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