openSUSE Leap 15.6 Kernel Important Security Update 2025:3983-1
opensuse
November 7, 2025
An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.
Description
This update for the Linux Kernel 6.4.0-150600_23_60 fixes several issues.
The following security issues were fixed:
* CVE-2025-38664: ice: Fix a null pointer dereference in
ice_copy_and_init_pkg() (bsc#1248631).
* CVE-2025-38617: net/packet: fix a race in packet_set_ring() and
packet_notifier() (bsc#1249208).
* CVE-2025-38618: vsock: Do not allow binding to VMADDR_PORT_ANY
(bsc#1249207).
Topics Covered
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-SP6-2025-3984=1 SUSE-SLE-
Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2025-3983=1
* openSUSE Leap 15.6
zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-3983=1 SUSE-2025-3984=1
Package List
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_13-debugsource-7-150600.4.1
* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_60-default-debuginfo-7-150600.4.1
* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_50-default-debuginfo-8-150600.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_60-default-7-150600.4.1
* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_50-default-8-150600.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_11-debugsource-8-150600.2.1
* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_13-debugsource-7-150600.4.1
* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_60-default-debuginfo-7-150600.4.1
* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_50-default-debuginfo-8-150600.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_60-default-7-150600.4.1
* kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_50-default-8-150600.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_11-debugsource-8-150600.2.1
References
* bsc#1248631
* bsc#1249207
* bsc#1249208
## References:
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38617.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38618.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38664.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1248631
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249207
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249208
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:3983-1
Release Date: 2025-11-06T21:33:47Z
Affected Products:
* openSUSE Leap 15.6
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
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