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SUSE SLE 15 SP4: 2025:0111-1 critical: Kernel security fix

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Calendar Grey January 15, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
Important safety patch for SUSE Linux Kernel addresses multiple security flaws. Kindly follow the update procedures specific to your environment.
* bsc#1227471 * bsc#1228573 * bsc#1228786 * bsc#1229553 * bsc#1231353

Summary

## This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150400_24_125 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-2024-40954: net: do not leave a dangling sk pointer, when socket creation fails (bsc#1227808) * 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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Topics Covered

security advisory kernel update security fix important memory leak SUSE Linux socket issue

References

* bsc#1227471

* bsc#1228573

* bsc#1228786

* bsc#1229553

* bsc#1231353

* bsc#1232637

* bsc#1233712

Cross-

* CVE-2021-47598

* CVE-2022-48956

* CVE-2024-40954

* CVE-2024-41059

* CVE-2024-43861

* CVE-2024-50264

CVSS scores:

* 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-2024-40954 ( 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

* 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-2025:0111-1
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Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory kernel update security fix important memory leak SUSE Linux socket issue

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