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SUSE: 2025:0185-1 important: Kernel Live Patch security issues

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Calendar Grey January 20, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE unveils critical kernel update tackling dual security vulnerabilities, complete with setup guidelines.
* bsc#1231353 * bsc#1232637 * bsc#1233712 Cross-References:

Summary

## This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150400_24_136 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: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2025-186=1 SUSE-SLE- Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2025-185=1 * openSUSE Leap 15.4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-185=1 SUSE-2025-186=1 ## Package List:

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References

* bsc#1231353

* 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 15.4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0185-1
Release Date: 2025-01-17T22:13:28Z
Rating: important

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