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openSUSE 15.6: 2025:1238-1 important: Kernel network issue fix

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Calendar Grey April 14, 2025
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Critical security update for openSUSE addresses kernel vulnerability labeled CVE-2024-56600. Users urged to apply fixes promptly.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description

This update for the Linux Kernel 6.4.0-150600_23_30 fixes one issue.

The following security issue was fixed:

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

inet6_create() (bsc#1235218).

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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:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2025-1240=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-1238=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2025-1238=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-1240=1

Package List

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

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_6-debugsource-4-150600.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_30-default-4-150600.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_30-default-debuginfo-4-150600.2.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_73-default-8-150500.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_17-debugsource-8-150500.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_73-default-debuginfo-8-150500.2.1

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

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_73-default-8-150500.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_73-default-debuginfo-8-150500.2.1

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

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_17-debugsource-8-150500.2.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_6-debugsource-4-150600.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_30-default-4-150600.2.1

*...

Read the Full Advisory

References

* bsc#1235218

## References:

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

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

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:1238-1
Release Date: 2025-04-14T09:04:27Z
Affected Products: * openSUSE Leap 15.5 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

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