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SUSE: 2024:4140-2 critical: Kernel Security Update for SLE 15 SP6

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Calendar Grey December 2, 2024
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The latest Linux Kernel RT for SLE 15 SP6 addresses major security vulnerabilities, boosting system stability and strengthening defenses with essential patches
* bsc#1225819 * bsc#1228349 * bsc#1228786 * bsc#1229273 * bsc#1229553

Summary

## This update for the Linux Kernel 6.4.0-150600_10_5 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: * CVE-2024-43861: Fix memory leak for not ip packets (bsc#1229553). * CVE-2024-35949: btrfs: make sure that WRITTEN is set on all metadata blocks (bsc#1229273). * CVE-2023-52752: smb: client: fix use-after-free bug in cifs_debug_data_proc_show() (bsc#1225819). * CVE-2024-40954: net: do not leave a dangling sk pointer, when socket creation fails (bsc#1227808) * CVE-2024-40909: bpf: Fix a potential use-after-free in bpf_link_free() (bsc#1228349). ## 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:

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security advisory important kernel SUSE security issues real time RT patch

References

* bsc#1225819

* bsc#1228349

* bsc#1228786

* bsc#1229273

* bsc#1229553

Cross-

* CVE-2023-52752

* CVE-2024-35949

* CVE-2024-40909

* CVE-2024-40954

* CVE-2024-43861

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2023-52752 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2023-52752 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-35949 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-40909 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-40909 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-40954 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-40954 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:4139-1
Release Date: 2024-12-02T12:35:47Z
Rating: important

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