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SUSE: 2025:0164-1 important: kernel live patch 14 security issues

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Calendar Grey January 17, 2025
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Critical SUSE Linux Kernel update addressing multiple important security issues. Stay informed on the latest fixes.
* bsc#1223363 * bsc#1223683 * bsc#1225011 * bsc#1225012 * bsc#1225013

Summary

## This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150500_55_65 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-2021-47517: Fix panic when interrupt coaleceing is set via ethtool (bsc#1225429). * CVE-2024-36904: tcp: Use refcount_inc_not_zero() in tcp_twsk_unique() (bsc#1225733). * CVE-2024-43861: Fix memory leak for not ip packets (bsc#1229553). * CVE-2024-35905: Fixed int overflow for stack access size (bsc#1226327). * CVE-2021-47598: sch_cake: do not call cake_destroy() from cake_init() (bsc#1227471). * CVE-2024-35949: btrfs: make sure that WRITTEN is set on all metadata blocks

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue memory leak kernel SUSE important update live patch

References

* bsc#1223363

* bsc#1223683

* bsc#1225011

* bsc#1225012

* bsc#1225013

* bsc#1225099

* bsc#1225309

* bsc#1225311

* bsc#1225312

* bsc#1225429

* bsc#1225733

* bsc#1225739

* bsc#1225819

* bsc#1226325

* bsc#1226327

* bsc#1227471

* bsc#1228573

* bsc#1228786

* bsc#1229273

* bsc#1229553

* bsc#1232637

* bsc#1233712

Cross-

* CVE-2021-47517

* CVE-2021-47598

* CVE-2022-48956

* CVE-2023-52752

* CVE-2023-52846

* CVE-2024-26828

* CVE-2024-26923

* CVE-2024-27398

* CVE-2024-35861

* CVE-2024-35862

* CVE-2024-35863

* CVE-2024-35864

* CVE-2024-35867

* CVE-2024-35905

* CVE-2024-35949

* CVE-2024-36899

* CVE-2024-36904

* CVE-2024-36964

* CVE-2024-40954

* CVE-2024-41059

* CVE-2024-43861

* CVE-2024-50264

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2021-47517 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0164-1
Release Date: 2025-01-17T15:33:33Z
Rating: important

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security advisory security issue memory leak kernel SUSE important update live patch

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