Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 8 for SLE 15 SP6)

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02442-1
Release Date: 2025-07-21T12:34:23Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • 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
  • CVE-2025-22115 ( 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-2025-22115 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one security fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for the Linux Kernel 6.4.0-150600_23_38 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2025-22115: btrfs: fix block group refcount race in btrfs_create_pending_block_groups() (bsc#1241579).
  • CVE-2025-21772: partitions: mac: fix handling of bogus partition table (bsc#1238912).

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 15.6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-2442=1 SUSE-2025-2441=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2025-2442=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2025-2441=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_38-default-3-150600.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_8-debugsource-3-150600.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_9-debugsource-3-150600.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_38-default-debuginfo-3-150600.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_42-default-3-150600.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_42-default-debuginfo-3-150600.2.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_38-default-3-150600.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_8-debugsource-3-150600.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_9-debugsource-3-150600.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_38-default-debuginfo-3-150600.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_42-default-3-150600.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_42-default-debuginfo-3-150600.2.1

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