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

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02399-1
Release Date: 2025-07-21T06:33:56Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2022-49465 ( 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-2022-49465 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2022-49465 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-56558 ( 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-2024-56558 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2024-56558 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-57893 ( 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-2024-57893 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-21772 ( 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-2025-21772 ( 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 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3

An update that solves four 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-2022-49465: blk-throttle: Set BIO_THROTTLED when bio has been throttled (bsc#1238920).
  • CVE-2024-57893: ALSA: seq: oss: Fix races at processing SysEx messages (bsc#1235921).
  • CVE-2025-21772: partitions: mac: fix handling of bogus partition table (bsc#1238912).
  • CVE-2024-56558: nfsd: make sure exp active before svc_export_show (bsc#1243648).

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-SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-2399=1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-2399=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_188-default-7-150300.2.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_52-debugsource-7-150300.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_188-default-7-150300.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_188-default-debuginfo-7-150300.2.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_188-preempt-debuginfo-7-150300.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_188-preempt-7-150300.2.1

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