Security update for the Linux Kernel RT (Live Patch 6 for SLE 15 SP6)

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02820-1
Release Date: 2025-08-16T06:04:39Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-38079 ( 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-2025-38079 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-38083 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-38494 ( 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-2025-38494 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-38495 ( 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-2025-38495 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • 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 four vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for the Linux Kernel 6.4.0-150600_10_20 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2025-38494: HID: core: do not bypass hid_hw_raw_request (bsc#1247350).
  • CVE-2025-38495: HID: core: ensure the allocated report buffer can contain the reserved report ID (bsc#1247351).
  • CVE-2025-38079: crypto: algif_hash - fix double free in hash_accept (bsc#1245218).
  • CVE-2025-38083: net_sched: prio: fix a race in prio_tune() (bsc#1245350).

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-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2025-2820=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2025-2822=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6 (x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_14-rt-14-150600.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_20-rt-debuginfo-10-150600.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_6-debugsource-10-150600.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_20-rt-10-150600.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_4-debugsource-14-150600.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_14-rt-debuginfo-14-150600.2.1

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