Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 61 for SLE 12 SP5)

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0440-1
Release Date: 2025-02-12T07:04:06Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2024-45016 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-45016 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2024-47684 ( SUSE ): 8.2 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2024-47684 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2024-47684 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for the Linux Kernel 4.12.14-122_231 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2024-45016: netem: fix return value if duplicate enqueue fails (bsc#1230998).
  • CVE-2024-47684: tcp: check skb is non-NULL in tcp_rto_delta_us() (bsc#1231993).

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 12-SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2025-440=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2025-439=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2025-442=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2025-441=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2025-443=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2025-444=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2025-445=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2025-446=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_201-default-12-2.1
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_228-default-3-2.1
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_225-default-4-2.1
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_219-default-7-2.1
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_216-default-10-2.1
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_231-default-3-2.1
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_189-default-15-2.1
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_194-default-13-2.1

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