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openSUSE: kernel Important Security Fix CVE-2022-50248 SUSE-SU-2025:4064-1

opensuse
Calendar Grey November 12, 2025
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
SUSE updates Linux kernel resolving five issues with one significant fix, enhancing security for users.
An update that solves five vulnerabilities and has one security fix can now be installed.

Description

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise kernel 5.3.18-150300.59.215 fixes

various security issues

The following security issues were fixed:

* CVE-2022-50248: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: fix double free on tx path

(bsc#1249841).

* CVE-2022-50252: igb: Do not free q_vector unless new one was allocated

(bsc#1249847).

* 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).

* CVE-2025-38664: ice: Fix a null pointer dereference in

ice_copy_and_init_pkg() (bsc#1248631).

The following non security issue was fixed:

* bsc#1249208: fix livepatching target module name (bsc#1252946)

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-2025-4064=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-4064=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_60-debugsource-5-150300.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_215-default-debuginfo-5-150300.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_215-default-5-150300.2.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_215-preempt-debuginfo-5-150300.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_215-preempt-5-150300.2.1

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

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_60-debugsource-5-150300.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_215-default-debuginfo-5-150300.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_215-default-5-150300.2.1

References

* bsc#1248631

* bsc#1249207

* bsc#1249208

* bsc#1249841

* bsc#1249847

* bsc#1252946

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50248.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50252.html

* 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

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249841

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249847

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1252946

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:4064-1
Release Date: 2025-11-12T02:35:07Z
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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