Upstream information
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:Revert "smb: client: fix TCP timers deadlock after rmmod"
This reverts commit e9f2517a3e18a54a3943c098d2226b245d488801.
Commit e9f2517a3e18 ("smb: client: fix TCP timers deadlock after
rmmod") is intended to fix a null-ptr-deref in LOCKDEP, which is
mentioned as CVE-2024-54680, but is actually did not fix anything;
The issue can be reproduced on top of it. [0]
Also, it reverted the change by commit ef7134c7fc48 ("smb: client:
Fix use-after-free of network namespace.") and introduced a real
issue by reviving the kernel TCP socket.
When a reconnect happens for a CIFS connection, the socket state
transitions to FIN_WAIT_1. Then, inet_csk_clear_xmit_timers_sync()
in tcp_close() stops all timers for the socket.
If an incoming FIN packet is lost, the socket will stay at FIN_WAIT_1
forever, and such sockets could be leaked up to net.ipv4.tcp_max_orphans.
Usually, FIN can be retransmitted by the peer, but if the peer aborts
the connection, the issue comes into reality.
I warned about this privately by pointing out the exact report [1],
but the bogus fix was finally merged.
So, we should not stop the timers to finally kill the connection on
our side in that case, meaning we must not use a kernel socket for
TCP whose sk->sk_net_refcnt is 0.
The kernel socket does not have a reference to its netns to make it
possible to tear down netns without cleaning up every resource in it.
For example, tunnel devices use a UDP socket internally, but we can
destroy netns without removing such devices and let it complete
during exit. Otherwise, netns would be leaked when the last application
died.
However, this is problematic for TCP sockets because TCP has timers to
close the connection gracefully even after the socket is close()d. The
lifetime of the socket and its netns is different from the lifetime of
the underlying connection.
If the socket user does not maintain the netns lifetime, the timer could
be fired after the socket is close()d and its netns is freed up, resulting
in use-after-free.
Actually, we have seen so many similar issues and converted such sockets
to have a reference to netns.
That's why I converted the CIFS client socket to have a reference to
netns (sk->sk_net_refcnt == 1), which is somehow mentioned as out-of-scope
of CIFS and technically wrong in e9f2517a3e18, but **is in-scope and right
fix**.
Regarding the LOCKDEP issue, we can prevent the module unload by
bumping the module refcount when switching the LOCKDDEP key in
sock_lock_init_class_and_name(). [2]
For a while, let's revert the bogus fix.
Note that now we can use sk_net_refcnt_upgrade() for the socket
conversion, but I'll do so later separately to make backport easy.
SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Pending
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
SUSE | |
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Base Score | 5.5 |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Attack Vector | Local |
Attack Complexity | Low |
Privileges Required | Low |
User Interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality Impact | None |
Integrity Impact | None |
Availability Impact | High |
CVSSv3 Version | 3.1 |
SUSE | |
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Base Score | 6.8 |
Vector | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
Attack Vector | Local |
Attack Complexity | Low |
Attack Requirements | None |
Privileges Required | Low |
User Interaction | None |
Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact | None |
Vulnerable System Integrity Impact | None |
Vulnerable System Availability Impact | High |
Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact | None |
Subsequent System Integrity Impact | None |
Subsequent System Availability Impact | None |
CVSSv4 Version | 4.0 |
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.SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1241403 [NEW]
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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 |
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Products under general support and receiving all security fixes. | ||
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 | kernel-default | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 | kernel-default | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 | kernel-source-azure | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP6 | kernel-default | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP6 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 | kernel-default | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 | kernel-rt | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 | kernel-source-rt | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | kernel-default | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | kernel-rt | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | kernel-source-rt | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | kernel-rt | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | kernel-rt | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 | kernel-default | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP6 | kernel-default | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP6 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP6 | kernel-source-azure | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP7 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6 | kernel-source-rt | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 | kernel-default | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 | kernel-source-azure | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | kernel-default | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | kernel-source-azure | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP6 | kernel-default | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP6 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 | kernel-default | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 | kernel-source-rt | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 | kernel-default | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 | kernel-source-rt | Not affected |
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP6 | kernel-source-rt | Not affected |
openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-default | Not affected |
openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-source | Not affected |
openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-source-azure | Not affected |
openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-source-rt | Not affected |
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes. | ||
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | kernel-default | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5 | kernel-default | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP3 | kernel-default | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP4 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP5 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP5 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE | kernel-default | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS | kernel-default | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS Extended Security | kernel-default | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS Extended Security | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS | kernel-default | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 | kernel-default | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0 | kernel-default | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 12 SP2-CLIENT | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 | kernel-source-rt | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS | kernel-default | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS | kernel-default | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS | kernel-default | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS | kernel-default | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS | kernel-default | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS | kernel-default | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Manager Server 4.0 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Manager Server 4.1 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Manager Server 4.2 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP3 | kernel-source-rt | Not affected |
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP4 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP5 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
openSUSE Leap 15.3 | kernel-source | Not affected |
openSUSE Leap 15.3 | kernel-source-rt | Not affected |
openSUSE Leap 15.4 | kernel-source | Affected |
openSUSE Leap 15.4 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
openSUSE Leap 15.4 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
openSUSE Leap 15.5 | kernel-source | Affected |
openSUSE Leap 15.5 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
openSUSE Leap 15.5 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Apr 18 14:14:47 2025CVE page last modified: Fri May 2 12:21:13 2025