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SUSE: Linux Kernel Important Security Issues CVE-2025-02437-1

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Calendar Grey July 21, 2025
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Essential updates for the SUSE Linux Kernel tackle various security vulnerabilities. Ensure to implement measures promptly to protect your systems adequately.
* bsc#1234885 * bsc#1235769 * bsc#1235921 * bsc#1238912

Summary

## This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150500_55_91 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: * CVE-2024-57893: ALSA: seq: oss: Fix races at processing SysEx messages (bsc#1235921). * CVE-2025-21772: partitions: mac: fix handling of bogus partition table (bsc#1238912). * CVE-2024-53166: block, bfq: fix bfqq uaf in bfq_limit_depth() (bsc#1234885). * CVE-2024-57793: virt: tdx-guest: Just leak decrypted memory on unrecoverable errors (bsc#1235769). ## 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 15.5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-2437=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5

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References

* bsc#1234885

* bsc#1235769

* bsc#1235921

* bsc#1238912

Cross-

* CVE-2024-53166

* CVE-2024-57793

* CVE-2024-57893

* CVE-2025-21772

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2024-53166 ( SUSE ): 7.3

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2024-53166 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-53166 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-53166 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-57793 ( SUSE ): 6.2

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:H

* CVE-2024-57793 ( SUSE ): 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2024-57893 ( SUSE ): 7.3

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02437-1
Release Date: 2025-07-21T12:33:50Z
Rating: important

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