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SUSE: 2025:0688-1 critical: kernel live patch for SLE 15 SP6

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Calendar Grey February 24, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
Follow these steps to install the critical Linux kernel security update on SUSE, including live patching and details on fixed vulnerabilities
* bsc#1227371 * bsc#1228585 * bsc#1236783 Cross-References:

Summary

## This update for the Linux Kernel 6.4.0-150600_23_7 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 15.6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-697=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2025-697=1

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue kernel update critical DoS vulnerability important kernel SUSE live patching live patch SLE 15

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 15.4

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0687-1
Release Date: 2025-02-24T15:33:20Z
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue kernel update critical DoS vulnerability important kernel SUSE live patching live patch SLE 15

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