Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 714
Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 714

SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP5: 2025:0656-1 Important: Kernel Fix

suse
Calendar Grey February 24, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
Essential security update for Linux Kernel Live Patch 15 resolves various vulnerabilities affecting SUSE Linux and openSUSE systems.
* bsc#1227371 * bsc#1228585 * bsc#1236783 Cross-References:

Summary

## This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150500_55_68 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: * CVE-2024-40956: dmaengine: idxd: Fix possible Use-After-Free in irq_process_work_list (bsc#1228585). * CVE-2024-36974: net/sched: taprio: always validate TCA_TAPRIO_ATTR_PRIOMAP (bsc#1227371). * CVE-2024-53104: media: uvcvideo: Skip parsing frames of type UVC_VS_UNDEFINED in uvc_parse_format (bsc#1236783). ## 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-2025-656=1 SUSE-2025-654=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory critical security fix threat important kernel cybersecurity SUSE live patch

References

* bsc#1227371

* bsc#1228585

* bsc#1236783

Cross-

* CVE-2024-36974

* CVE-2024-40956

* CVE-2024-53104

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2024-36974 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-40956 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-40956 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-53104 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-53104 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-53104 ( NVD ): 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 15.5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5

Severity
important
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Critical

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0656-1
Release Date: 2025-02-22T20:04:03Z
Rating: important

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory critical security fix threat important kernel cybersecurity SUSE live patch

Get the latest News and Insights

Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.

Your message here