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openSUSE 15.4: Kernel Important ipc RCU Fix CVE-2025-38212 2025:03183-1

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Calendar Grey September 12, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
Keep informed about the latest essential security fix for the Linux Kernel. Resolve major CVE-2025-38213 to ensure system reliability.
* bsc#1246030 Cross-References: * CVE-2025-38212

Summary

## This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150400_24_170 fixes one issue. The following security issue was fixed: * CVE-2025-38212: ipc: fix to protect IPCS lookups using RCU (bsc#1246030). ## 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 15.4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-3183=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2025-3183=1 ## Package List: * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64) * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_42-debugsource-3-150400.2.1 * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_170-default-3-150400.2.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory important kernel information exposure OpenSUSE cve-2025-38212

References

* bsc#1246030

Cross-

* CVE-2025-38212

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-38212 ( SUSE ): 8.5

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

* CVE-2025-38212 ( SUSE ): 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

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38212.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1246030

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:03183-1
Release Date: 2025-09-11T22:04:29Z
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory important kernel information exposure OpenSUSE cve-2025-38212

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