Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 14 for SLE 15 SP5)

Announcement ID:	SUSE-SU-2025:02157-1
Release Date:	2025-06-27T13:04:00Z
Rating:	important
References:	bsc#1227903 bsc#1232908 bsc#1232927 bsc#1232929 bsc#1233680 bsc#1233708 bsc#1235062 bsc#1235231 bsc#1236244
Cross-References:	CVE-2024-40937 CVE-2024-50124 CVE-2024-50125 CVE-2024-50127 CVE-2024-50279 CVE-2024-50301 CVE-2024-53208 CVE-2024-56601 CVE-2024-56605
CVSS scores:	CVE-2024-40937 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2024-50124 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVE-2024-50124 ( SUSE ): 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2024-50124 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2024-50124 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2024-50125 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVE-2024-50125 ( SUSE ): 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2024-50125 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2024-50125 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2024-50127 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVE-2024-50127 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2024-50127 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2024-50127 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2024-50279 ( SUSE ): 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H CVE-2024-50279 ( NVD ): 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H CVE-2024-50301 ( SUSE ): 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H CVE-2024-50301 ( NVD ): 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H CVE-2024-53208 ( 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-2024-53208 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2024-53208 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2024-53208 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2024-56601 ( 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-2024-56601 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2024-56601 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2024-56601 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2024-56605 ( 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-2024-56605 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2024-56605 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2024-56605 ( 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 15.5 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5

An update that solves nine vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150500_55_65 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

• CVE-2024-56601: net: inet: do not leave a dangling sk pointer in inet_create() (bsc#1235231).
• CVE-2024-50127: net: sched: fix use-after-free in taprio_change() (bsc#1232908).
• CVE-2024-50279: dm cache: fix out-of-bounds access to the dirty bitset when resizing (bsc#1233708).
• CVE-2024-50301: security/keys: fix slab-out-of-bounds in key_task_permission (bsc#1233680).
• CVE-2024-53208: Bluetooth: MGMT: Fix slab-use-after-free Read in set_powered_sync (bsc#1236244).
• CVE-2024-56605: Bluetooth: L2CAP: do not leave dangling sk pointer on error in l2cap_sock_create() (bsc#1235062).
• CVE-2024-50125: Bluetooth: SCO: Fix UAF on sco_sock_timeout (bsc#1232929).
• CVE-2024-50124: Bluetooth: ISO: Fix UAF on iso_sock_timeout (bsc#1232927).
• CVE-2024-40937: gve: Clear napi->skb before dev_kfree_skb_any() (bsc#1227903).

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 15.5
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-2157=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2025-2157=1

Package List:

• openSUSE Leap 15.5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_65-default-18-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_65-default-debuginfo-18-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_14-debugsource-18-150500.2.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_65-default-18-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_65-default-debuginfo-18-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_14-debugsource-18-150500.2.1

References:

• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-40937.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-50124.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-50125.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-50127.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-50279.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-50301.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-53208.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-56601.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-56605.html
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1227903
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232908
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232927
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232929
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233680
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233708
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1235062
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1235231
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1236244