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SUSE: Critical Update for Kernel Live Patch CVE-2025-22116 Released

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Calendar Grey August 4, 2025
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The latest kernel-livepatch update for SUSE addresses CVE-2025-22115, significantly bolstering system integrity and performance. Prompt installation is recommended.
* bsc#1241579 * bsc#1244337 Cross-References: * CVE-2025-22115

Summary

## This update for kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_7 fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-22115: btrfs: fix block group refcount race in btrfs_create_pending_block_groups() (bsc#1241579) ## 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 Micro 6.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.0-kernel-59=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 (x86_64) * kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-30-rt-2-1.3 * kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_7-debugsource-2-1.3 * kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-30-rt-debuginfo-2-1.3

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Topics Covered

security advisory SuSE important fix kernel livepatch block group

References

* bsc#1241579

* bsc#1244337

Cross-

* CVE-2025-22115

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-22115 ( 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-2025-22115 ( 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 Micro 6.0

An update that solves one vulnerability and has one fix can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-22115.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1241579

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1244337

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:20521-1
Release Date: 2025-07-30T16:17:29Z
Rating: important

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