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SUSE: 2024:4195-1 Important: Kernel Memory Leak and btrfs Issues

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Calendar Grey December 5, 2024
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Crucial security enhancement for SUSE Linux Kernel Live Patch 53 targets significant vulnerabilities in SLE 12 SP5.
* bsc#1229273 * bsc#1229553 Cross-References: * CVE-2024-35949

Summary

## This update for the Linux Kernel 4.12.14-122_194 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). ## 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 12-SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2024-4195=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64) * kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_194-default-11-2.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory kernel update memory leak SUSE important threat live patching btrfs

References

* bsc#1229273

* bsc#1229553

Cross-

* CVE-2024-35949

* CVE-2024-43861

CVSS scores:

* 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-2024-43861 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2024-43861 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-35949.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-43861.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229273

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:4195-1
Release Date: 2024-12-05T12:33:42Z
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory kernel update memory leak SUSE important threat live patching btrfs

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