Upstream information

CVE-2024-5660 at MITRE

Description

Use of Hardware Page Aggregation (HPA) and Stage-1 and/or Stage-2 translation on Cortex-A77, Cortex-A78, Cortex-A78C, Cortex-A78AE, Cortex-A710, Cortex-X1, Cortex-X1C, Cortex-X2, Cortex-X3, Cortex-X4, Cortex-X925, Neoverse V1, Neoverse V2, Neoverse V3, Neoverse V3AE, Neoverse N2 may permit bypass of Stage-2 translation and/or GPT protection.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having critical severity.

CVSS v3 Scores
  CNA (CISA-ADP)
Base Score 9.8
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
CVSSv3 Version 3.1

Note from the SUSE Security Team on the kernel-default package

SUSE will no longer fix all CVEs in the Linux Kernel anymore, but declare some bug classes as won't fix. Please refer to TID 21496 for more details.

No SUSE Bugzilla entries cross referenced.

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
Image SLES12-SP5-EC2-BYOS
Image SLES12-SP5-EC2-ECS-On-Demand
Image SLES12-SP5-EC2-On-Demand
  • kernel-default >= 4.12.14-122.244.1
Image SLES12-SP5-EC2-SAP-BYOS
Image SLES12-SP5-EC2-SAP-On-Demand
  • cluster-md-kmp-default >= 4.12.14-122.244.1
  • dlm-kmp-default >= 4.12.14-122.244.1
  • gfs2-kmp-default >= 4.12.14-122.244.1
  • kernel-default >= 4.12.14-122.244.1
  • ocfs2-kmp-default >= 4.12.14-122.244.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5
  • kernel-default-kgraft >= 4.12.14-122.244.1
  • kernel-default-kgraft-devel >= 4.12.14-122.244.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2025-236
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP6
    		Patchnames:
    SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2025-557
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Confidential Computing Technical Preview 15 SP6
    • kernel-coco >= 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1
    • kernel-coco-devel >= 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1
    • kernel-coco_debug >= 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1
    • kernel-coco_debug-devel >= 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1
    • kernel-devel-coco >= 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1
    • kernel-source-coco >= 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1
    • kernel-syms-coco >= 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1
    • reiserfs-kmp-coco >= 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1
    		 Patchnames:
    SUSE-SLE-Module-Confidential-Computing-15-SP6-2025-289
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
    SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP6
    • cluster-md-kmp-rt >= 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
    • dlm-kmp-rt >= 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
    • gfs2-kmp-rt >= 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
    • kernel-devel-rt >= 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
    • kernel-rt >= 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
    • kernel-rt-devel >= 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
    • kernel-rt_debug >= 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
    • kernel-rt_debug-devel >= 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
    • kernel-source-rt >= 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
    • kernel-syms-rt >= 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
    • ocfs2-kmp-rt >= 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
    		 Patchnames:
    SUSE-SLE-Module-RT-15-SP6-2025-557
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS
    • cluster-md-kmp-default >= 4.12.14-122.244.1
    • dlm-kmp-default >= 4.12.14-122.244.1
    • gfs2-kmp-default >= 4.12.14-122.244.1
    • kernel-default >= 4.12.14-122.244.1
    • kernel-default-base >= 4.12.14-122.244.1
    • kernel-default-devel >= 4.12.14-122.244.1
    • kernel-default-man >= 4.12.14-122.244.1
    • kernel-devel >= 4.12.14-122.244.1
    • kernel-macros >= 4.12.14-122.244.1
    • kernel-source >= 4.12.14-122.244.1
    • kernel-syms >= 4.12.14-122.244.1
    • ocfs2-kmp-default >= 4.12.14-122.244.1
    		 Patchnames:
    SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2025-236
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5
    • cluster-md-kmp-default >= 4.12.14-122.244.1
    • dlm-kmp-default >= 4.12.14-122.244.1
    • gfs2-kmp-default >= 4.12.14-122.244.1
    • kernel-default >= 4.12.14-122.244.1
    • kernel-default-base >= 4.12.14-122.244.1
    • kernel-default-devel >= 4.12.14-122.244.1
    • kernel-devel >= 4.12.14-122.244.1
    • kernel-macros >= 4.12.14-122.244.1
    • kernel-source >= 4.12.14-122.244.1
    • kernel-syms >= 4.12.14-122.244.1
    • ocfs2-kmp-default >= 4.12.14-122.244.1
    		 Patchnames:
    SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-236
    openSUSE Leap 15.6
    • cluster-md-kmp-rt >= 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
    • dlm-kmp-rt >= 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
    • gfs2-kmp-rt >= 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
    • kernel-devel-rt >= 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
    • kernel-rt >= 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
    • kernel-rt-devel >= 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
    • kernel-rt-extra >= 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
    • kernel-rt-livepatch-devel >= 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
    • kernel-rt-optional >= 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
    • kernel-rt-vdso >= 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
    • kernel-rt_debug >= 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
    • kernel-rt_debug-devel >= 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
    • kernel-rt_debug-vdso >= 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
    • kernel-source-rt >= 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
    • kernel-syms-rt >= 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
    • kselftests-kmp-rt >= 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
    • ocfs2-kmp-rt >= 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
    • reiserfs-kmp-rt >= 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
    		 Patchnames:
    openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-557

    First public cloud image revisions this CVE is fixed in:

    Status of this issue by product and package

    Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

    Product(s) Source package State
    Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_8 Released
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Confidential Computing Technical Preview 15 SP6 kernel-coco Released
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Confidential Computing Technical Preview 15 SP6 kernel-coco_debug Released
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Confidential Computing Technical Preview 15 SP6 kernel-source-coco Released
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Confidential Computing Technical Preview 15 SP6 kernel-syms-coco Released
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6 kernel-rt Released
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6 kernel-rt_debug Released
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6 kernel-source-rt Released
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6 kernel-syms-rt Released
    SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP6 kernel-rt Released
    SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP6 kernel-rt_debug Released
    SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP6 kernel-source-rt Released
    SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP6 kernel-syms-rt Released
    openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-rt Released
    openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-rt_debug Released
    openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-source-rt Released
    openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-syms-rt Released
    Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
    SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5 kernel-default Released
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5 kernel-default Released
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_64 Released
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 kernel-default Affected
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 kernel-docs Affected
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 kernel-obs-build Affected
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 kernel-source Affected
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 kernel-syms Affected
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS kernel-default Released
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS kernel-source Released
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS kernel-syms Released
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 kernel-default Released
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 kernel-source Released
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 kernel-syms Released
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 kernel-default Released
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 kernel-docs Affected
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 kernel-obs-build Affected
    Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 kernel-docs Affected
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 kernel-obs-build Affected
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 kernel-default Affected
    Products at an unknown state of their lifecycle.
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Confidential Computing 15 SP6 kernel-coco Released
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Confidential Computing 15 SP6 kernel-coco_debug Released
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Confidential Computing 15 SP6 kernel-source-coco Released
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Confidential Computing 15 SP6 kernel-syms-coco Released

    SUSE Timeline for this CVE

    CVE page created: Tue Dec 10 16:04:30 2024
    CVE page last modified: Sat Feb 22 11:57:35 2025