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SUSE: 2025:1463-1 important: Linux Kernel 5.3.18 Fixing Critical Issues

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Calendar Grey May 7, 2025
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Red Hat's major Software Framework patch resolves various vulnerabilities. Vital for safeguarding operations and stability.
* bsc#1233294 * bsc#1235431 Cross-References: * CVE-2024-50205

Summary

## This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-150300_59_179 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: * CVE-2024-50205: ALSA: firewire-lib: Avoid division by zero in apply_constraint_to_size() (bsc#1233294). * CVE-2024-56650: netfilter: x_tables: fix LED ID check in led_tg_check() (bsc#1235431). ## 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 15.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-1491=1 SUSE-2025-1463=1 SUSE-2025-1458=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-1458=1 SUSE-SLE- Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-1491=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-

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References

* bsc#1233294

* bsc#1235431

Cross-

* CVE-2024-50205

* CVE-2024-56650

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2024-50205 ( SUSE ): 6.9

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

* CVE-2024-50205 ( SUSE ): 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-50205 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2024-56650 ( SUSE ): 7.3

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

* CVE-2024-56650 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-56650 ( NVD ): 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

* openSUSE Leap 15.3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:1463-1
Release Date: 2025-05-06T14:35:55Z
Rating: important

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