SUSE: 2024:4268-1 important: addressing memory leak in kernel live patch
suse
December 9, 2024
* bsc#1229553 * bsc#1231353 Cross-References: * CVE-2024-43861
Summary
## This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150400_24_128 fixes several issues. The following security issue was fixed: * CVE-2024-43861: Fix memory leak for not ip packets (bsc#1229553). * Fix intermittent nfs mount failures, may be due to SUNRPC over UDP. (bsc#1231353) ## 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-2024-4268=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2024-4268=1 ## Package List: * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64) * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_128-default-debuginfo-2-150400.9.6.1
References
* bsc#1229553
* bsc#1231353
Cross-
* CVE-2024-43861
CVSS scores:
* 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:
* openSUSE Leap 15.4
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one security fix can now be
installed.
##
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-43861.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229553
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:4268-1
Release Date: 2024-12-09T12:33:42Z
Rating: important
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