Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 5 for SLE 15 SP6)

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0184-1
Release Date: 2025-01-18T13:04:03Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2024-50264 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-50264 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-50264 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • openSUSE Leap 15.3
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for the Linux Kernel 6.4.0-150600_23_25 fixes one issue.

The following security issue was fixed:

  • CVE-2024-50264: vsock/virtio: Initialization of the dangling pointer occurring in vsk->trans (bsc#1233712).

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-2025-184=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-184=1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-190=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2025-190=1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-189=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2025-189=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_182-default-2-150300.7.6.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_50-debugsource-2-150300.7.6.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_182-default-debuginfo-2-150300.7.6.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_182-preempt-2-150300.7.6.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_182-preempt-debuginfo-2-150300.7.6.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_182-default-2-150300.7.6.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_141-default-debuginfo-2-150400.9.8.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_33-debugsource-2-150400.9.8.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_141-default-2-150400.9.8.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_141-default-debuginfo-2-150400.9.8.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_33-debugsource-2-150400.9.8.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_141-default-2-150400.9.8.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_25-default-debuginfo-2-150600.13.6.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_25-default-2-150600.13.6.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_5-debugsource-2-150600.13.6.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_25-default-debuginfo-2-150600.13.6.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_25-default-2-150600.13.6.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_5-debugsource-2-150600.13.6.1

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