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SUSE Linux 15 SP6: 2025:0184-1 important: kernel initialization issue

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Calendar Grey January 20, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
Critical security enhancement released for Linux Kernel Live Patch 5 for SLE 15 SP6 targeting CVE-2024-50264 flaws.
* bsc#1233712 Cross-References: * CVE-2024-50264

Summary

## This update for the Linux Kernel 6.4.0-150600_23_25 fixes one issue. The following security issue was fixed: * CVE-2024-50264: vsock/virtio: Initialization of the dangling pointer occurring in vsk->trans (bsc#1233712). ## 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-2025-184=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-184=1 * openSUSE Leap 15.4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-190=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2025-190=1 * openSUSE Leap 15.6

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Topics Covered

security advisory important kernel SUSE Linux Enterprise CVE-2024-50264 vsk

References

* bsc#1233712

Cross-

* CVE-2024-50264

CVSS scores:

* 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

* openSUSE Leap 15.4

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0184-1
Release Date: 2025-01-18T13:04:03Z
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory important kernel SUSE Linux Enterprise CVE-2024-50264 vsk

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