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SUSE: Important Kernel RT Update CVE-2025-38498 CVE-2025-38555

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Calendar Grey September 24, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
The latest security patch from SUSE tackles significant flaws in the Linux Kernel RT, fortifying system resilience and safeguarding security.
* bsc#1247499 * bsc#1248298 Cross-References: * CVE-2025-38498

Summary

## This update for the Linux Kernel 6.4.0-150700_7_8 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: * CVE-2025-38498: do_change_type(): refuse to operate on unmounted/not ours mounts (bsc#1247499). * CVE-2025-38555: usb: gadget : fix use-after-free in composite_dev_cleanup() (bsc#1248298). ## 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-SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2025-3318=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP7-2025-3325=1 ## Package List:

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Topics Covered

security advisory SuSE important kernel use-after-free live patch

References

* bsc#1247499

* bsc#1248298

Cross-

* CVE-2025-38498

* CVE-2025-38555

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-38498 ( SUSE ): 7.3

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

* CVE-2025-38498 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2025-38555 ( 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-2025-38555 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:03318-1
Release Date: 2025-09-24T02:04:44Z
Rating: important

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