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SUSE: Kernel Important Update CVE-2025-38181 2025:03356-1

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Calendar Grey September 26, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
CentOS system patch rolls out essential security enhancements ahead of potential threats with significant updates.
* bsc#1246001 * bsc#1247499 Cross-References: * CVE-2025-38181

Summary

## This update for the Linux Kernel 4.12.14-122_266 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: * 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-SP5-2025-3356=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64) * kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_266-default-4-2.1

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References

* bsc#1246001

* bsc#1247499

Cross-

* CVE-2025-38181

* CVE-2025-38498

CVSS scores:

* 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

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38181.html

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:03356-1
Release Date: 2025-09-25T17:33:33Z
Rating: important

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