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SUSE: 2025:0136-1 important: kernel live patching critical fixes

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Calendar Grey January 16, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
A significant security upgrade tackles serious vulnerabilities in the Linux Kernel for SUSE 15. Ensure your safety with Live Patching.
* bsc#1232637 * bsc#1233712 Cross-References: * CVE-2022-48956

Summary

## This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-150300_59_144 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). ## 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 15.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-136=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-136=1 ## Package List: * openSUSE Leap 15.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical issue important system update SUSE Linux Kernel live patching

References

* bsc#1232637

* bsc#1233712

Cross-

* CVE-2022-48956

* CVE-2024-50264

CVSS scores:

* 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-2024-50264 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-50264 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-50264 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

* openSUSE Leap 15.3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0136-1
Release Date: 2025-01-16T10:34:57Z
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical issue important system update SUSE Linux Kernel live patching

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