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SUSE: 2025:0105-1 important: Linux Kernel Live Patch 46 critical fix

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Calendar Grey January 14, 2025
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Important security patches for the SUSE Linux Kernel address severe vulnerabilities. Discover the installation guidelines and resolved problems.
* bsc#1227471 * bsc#1227651 * bsc#1228573 * bsc#1229553 * bsc#1232637

Summary

## This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-150300_59_167 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: * CVE-2024-50264: vsock/virtio: Initialization of the dangling pointer occurring in vsk->trans (bsc#1233712). * CVE-2022-48956: ipv6: avoid use-after-free in ip6_fragment() (bsc#1232637). * CVE-2024-43861: Fix memory leak for not ip packets (bsc#1229553). * CVE-2021-47598: sch_cake: do not call cake_destroy() from cake_init() (bsc#1227471). * CVE-2021-47291: ipv6: fix another slab-out-of-bounds in fib6_nh_flush_exceptions (bsc#1227651). * CVE-2024-41059: hfsplus: fix uninit-value in copy_name (bsc#1228573). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

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security advisory critical threat system update SUSE important issue Linux Kernel Live Patch

References

* bsc#1227471

* bsc#1227651

* bsc#1228573

* bsc#1229553

* bsc#1232637

* bsc#1233712

Cross-

* CVE-2021-47291

* CVE-2021-47598

* CVE-2022-48956

* CVE-2024-41059

* CVE-2024-43861

* CVE-2024-50264

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2021-47291 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2021-47291 ( NVD ): 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2021-47598 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2021-47598 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2022-48956 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2022-48956 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-41059 ( SUSE ): 7.3

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0105-1
Release Date: 2025-01-14T18:04:13Z
Rating: important

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