Security update for kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_9

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:20773-1
Release Date: 2025-09-23T07:55:16Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-38498 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-38498 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-38555 ( 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-2025-38555 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.1

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_9 fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-38498: do_change_type(): refuse to operate on unmounted/not ours mounts (bsc#1247499)
  • CVE-2025-38555: usb: gadget : fix use-after-free in composite_dev_cleanup() (bsc#1248298)

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 Micro 6.1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.1-kernel-137=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 (s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_9-debugsource-5-1.2
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-31-default-5-1.2
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-31-default-debuginfo-5-1.2

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