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

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0962-1
Release Date: 2025-03-19T19:04:26Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2024-50302 ( SUSE ): 8.5 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2024-50302 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-50302 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-50302 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2024-56648 ( SUSE ): 8.6 CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2024-56648 ( SUSE ): 8.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-56648 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for the Linux Kernel 6.4.0-150600_23_25 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2024-56648: net: hsr: avoid potential out-of-bound access in fill_frame_info() (bsc#1235452).
  • CVE-2024-50302: HID: core: zero-initialize the report buffer (bsc#1233679).

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 15.6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-963=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2025-963=1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-962=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2025-962=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_25-default-5-150600.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_5-debugsource-5-150600.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_25-default-debuginfo-5-150600.2.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_25-default-5-150600.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_5-debugsource-5-150600.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_25-default-debuginfo-5-150600.2.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_83-default-5-150500.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_20-debugsource-5-150500.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_83-default-debuginfo-5-150500.2.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_83-default-5-150500.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_20-debugsource-5-150500.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_83-default-debuginfo-5-150500.2.1

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