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SUSE: Important Kernel Security Fixes for CVE-2025-38177, 38181, 38498

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Calendar Grey September 24, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
The latest kernel patch from SUSE addresses significant vulnerabilities, resolving urgent concerns related to memory stability and threats impacting overall system security and efficiency.
* bsc#1246001 * bsc#1246356 * bsc#1247499 Cross-References:

Summary

## This update for the Linux Kernel 4.12.14-122_237 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: * CVE-2025-38177: sch_hfsc: make hfsc_qlen_notify() idempotent (bsc#1246356). * CVE-2025-38181: calipso: Fix null-ptr-deref in calipso_req_{set,del}attr() (bsc#1246001). * CVE-2025-38498: do_change_type(): refuse to operate on unmounted/not ours mounts (bsc#1247499). ## 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 12-SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2025-3336=1 SUSE-SLE-Live- Patching-12-SP5-2025-3338=1 ## Package List:

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue buffer overflow SuSE important kernel

References

* bsc#1246001

* bsc#1246356

* bsc#1247499

Cross-

* CVE-2025-38177

* CVE-2025-38181

* CVE-2025-38498

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-38177 ( 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-2025-38177 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2025-38181 ( SUSE ): 8.2

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

* CVE-2025-38181 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* 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

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:03336-1
Release Date: 2025-09-24T09:33:37Z
Rating: important

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