This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 5.14.21-150400.24.176 fixes
various security issues
The following security issues were fixed:
* CVE-2022-50697: mrp: introduce active flags to prevent UAF when applicant
uninit (bsc#1255595).
* CVE-2023-53781: smc: Fix use-after-free in tcp_write_timer_handler()
(bsc#1254755).
* CVE-2025-21738: ata: libata-sff: ensure that we cannot write outside the
allocated buffer (bsc#1257118).
* CVE-2025-38159: wifi: rtw88: fix the 'para' buffer size to avoid reading out
of bounds (bsc#1257629).
* CVE-2025-38488: smb: client: fix use-after-free in crypt_message when using
async crypto (bsc#1247240).
* CVE-2025-40258: mptcp: fix race condition in mptcp_schedule_work()
(bsc#1255053).
* CVE-2025-68284: libceph: prevent potential out-of-bounds writes in
handle_auth_session_key() (bsc#1255378).
* CVE-2025-68285: libceph: fix potential use-after-free in
have_mon_and_osd_map() (bsc#1255402).
*...
Read the Full Advisory## 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 15.4
zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-992=1 SUSE-2026-995=1 SUSE-2026-994=1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2026-994=1 SUSE-SLE-
Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2026-992=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-
Patching-15-SP4-2026-995=1
* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_41-debugsource-14-150400.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_164-default-15-150400.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_176-default-9-150400.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_176-default-debuginfo-9-150400.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_44-debugsource-9-150400.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_167-default-14-150400.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_40-debugsource-15-150400.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_164-default-debuginfo-15-150400.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_167-default-debuginfo-14-150400.2.1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_41-debugsource-14-150400.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_164-default-15-150400.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_176-default-9-150400.2.1
* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_176-default-debuginfo-9-150400.2.1
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Read the Full Advisory* bsc#1247240
* bsc#1254755
* bsc#1255053
* bsc#1255378
* bsc#1255402
* bsc#1255595
* bsc#1256624
* bsc#1256644
* bsc#1257118
* bsc#1257629
## References:
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50697.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-53781.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-21738.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38159.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38488.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40258.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68284.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68285.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68813.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-71085.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1247240
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254755
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255053
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255378
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255402
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