Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 62 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP5)

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:4024-1
Release Date: 2025-11-10T08:14:26Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2022-50252 ( 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-2022-50252 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-38617 ( 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-2025-38617 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-38618 ( 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-2025-38618 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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 three vulnerabilities and has one security fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise kernel 4.12.14-122.234 fixes various security issues

The following security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2022-50252: igb: Do not free q_vector unless new one was allocated (bsc#1249847).
  • CVE-2025-38617: net/packet: fix a race in packet_set_ring() and packet_notifier() (bsc#1249208).
  • CVE-2025-38618: vsock: Do not allow binding to VMADDR_PORT_ANY (bsc#1249207).

The following non security issue was fixed:

  • bsc#1249208: fix livepatching target module name (bsc#1252946)

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-SP5-2025-4024=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2025-4023=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2025-4022=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2025-4021=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2025-4020=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2025-4019=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2025-4018=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2025-4017=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2025-4007=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_244-default-13-4.1
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_266-default-7-4.1
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_258-default-8-2.1
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_250-default-11-2.1
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_261-default-7-4.1
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_234-default-18-4.1
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_255-default-10-4.1
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_237-default-14-4.1
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_247-default-11-4.1

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