Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 52 for SLE 15 SP3)

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:01901-1
Release Date: 2025-06-11T19:04:03Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2022-49080 ( 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-2022-49080 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-57996 ( 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-2024-57996 ( SUSE ): 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
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-150300_59_188 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2022-49080: mm/mempolicy: fix mpol_new leak in shared_policy_replace (bsc#1238324).
  • CVE-2024-57996: net_sched: sch_sfq: do not allow 1 packet limit (bsc#1239077).

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-SP5-2025-1901=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2025-1902=1 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2025-1903=1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-1900=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-1900=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_222-default-12-2.1
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_234-default-9-2.1
    • kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_237-default-5-2.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_188-default-debuginfo-5-150300.2.2
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_52-debugsource-5-150300.2.2
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_188-default-5-150300.2.2
  • openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_188-preempt-5-150300.2.2
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_188-preempt-debuginfo-5-150300.2.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_188-default-5-150300.2.2

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