Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 13 for SLE 15 SP5)

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0703-1
Release Date: 2025-02-24T18:03:39Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2024-36974 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-40956 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-40956 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-53104 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-53104 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-53104 ( 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 15.5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5

An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150500_55_62 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2024-40956: dmaengine: idxd: Fix possible Use-After-Free in irq_process_work_list (bsc#1228585).
  • CVE-2024-36974: net/sched: taprio: always validate TCA_TAPRIO_ATTR_PRIOMAP (bsc#1227371).
  • CVE-2024-53104: media: uvcvideo: Skip parsing frames of type UVC_VS_UNDEFINED in uvc_parse_format (bsc#1236783).

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 15.5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-705=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2025-705=1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-703=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-703=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_13-debugsource-11-150500.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_62-default-debuginfo-11-150500.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_62-default-11-150500.2.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_13-debugsource-11-150500.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_62-default-debuginfo-11-150500.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_62-default-11-150500.2.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_167-default-8-150300.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_167-default-debuginfo-8-150300.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_46-debugsource-8-150300.2.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_167-preempt-debuginfo-8-150300.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_167-preempt-8-150300.2.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_167-default-8-150300.2.1

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