Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 58 for SLE 15 SP3)

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02704-1
Release Date: 2025-08-05T10:04:26Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-21702 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-37752 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-37797 ( 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 three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-150300_59_207 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2025-37797: net_sched: hfsc: Fix a UAF vulnerability in class handling (bsc#1245793).
  • CVE-2025-37752: net_sched: sch_sfq: move the limit validation (bsc#1245776).
  • CVE-2025-21702: pfifo_tail_enqueue: Drop new packet when sch->limit == 0 (bsc#1245797).

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 15.3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-2704=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-2704=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_207-default-2-150300.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_207-default-debuginfo-2-150300.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_58-debugsource-2-150300.2.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_207-preempt-debuginfo-2-150300.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_207-preempt-2-150300.2.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_207-default-2-150300.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_207-default-debuginfo-2-150300.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_58-debugsource-2-150300.2.1

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