Security update for the Linux Kernel RT (Live Patch 0 for SLE 15 SP6)

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0268-1
Release Date: 2025-01-28T13:03:45Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2024-36971 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-36971 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-36971 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-36979 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-36979 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-40920 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2024-40921 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2024-41057 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2024-41057 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-41057 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

An update that solves five vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for the Linux Kernel 6.4.0-150600_8 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2024-40921: net: bridge: mst: pass vlan group directly to br_mst_vlan_set_state (bsc#1227784).
  • CVE-2024-40920: net: bridge: mst: fix suspicious rcu usage in br_mst_set_state (bsc#1227781).
  • CVE-2024-36979: net: bridge: mst: fix vlan use-after-free (bsc#1227369).
  • CVE-2024-41057: cachefiles: fix slab-use-after-free in cachefiles_withdraw_cookie() (bsc#1229275).
  • CVE-2024-36971: Fixed __dst_negative_advice() race (bsc#1226324).

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 Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2025-268=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6 (x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_8-rt-debuginfo-8-150600.3.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_0-debugsource-8-150600.3.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_8-rt-8-150600.3.1

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