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

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:01676-1
Release Date: 2025-05-22T20:04:20Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2024-43882 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-43882 ( NVD ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-43882 ( NVD ): 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-50115 ( SUSE ): 4.5 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:H
  • CVE-2024-50115 ( SUSE ): 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2024-50115 ( NVD ): 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2024-53156 ( 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-2024-53156 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-53156 ( 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 15.4
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
  • 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-2024-53156: wifi: ath9k: add range check for conn_rsp_epid in htc_connect_service() (bsc#1234847).
  • CVE-2024-43882: Fixed ToCToU between perm check and set-uid/gid usage (bsc#1229504).
  • CVE-2024-50115: KVM: nSVM: Ignore nCR3[4:0] when loading PDPTEs from memory (bsc#1233019).

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 15-SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2025-1676=1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-1680=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2025-1680=1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-1676=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_116-default-18-150400.2.2
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_25-debugsource-18-150400.2.2
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_116-default-debuginfo-18-150400.2.2
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_62-default-debuginfo-16-150500.2.2
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_62-default-16-150500.2.2
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_13-debugsource-16-150500.2.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_62-default-debuginfo-16-150500.2.2
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_62-default-16-150500.2.2
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_13-debugsource-16-150500.2.2
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_116-default-18-150400.2.2
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_25-debugsource-18-150400.2.2
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_116-default-debuginfo-18-150400.2.2

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