Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 45 for SLE 15 SP3)

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0708-1
Release Date: 2025-02-25T04:33:32Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2024-35789 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-36974 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-40956 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-40956 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-53104 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-53104 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-53104 ( 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 15.3
  • 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_164 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2024-35789: wifi: mac80211: check/clear fast rx for non-4addr sta VLAN changes (bsc#1227320).
  • CVE-2024-40956: dmaengine: idxd: Fix possible Use-After-Free in irq_process_work_list (bsc#1228585).
  • CVE-2024-36974: net/sched: taprio: always validate TCA_TAPRIO_ATTR_PRIOMAP (bsc#1227371).
  • CVE-2024-53104: media: uvcvideo: Skip parsing frames of type UVC_VS_UNDEFINED in uvc_parse_format (bsc#1236783).

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-2025-708=1 SUSE-2025-706=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-708=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-706=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_44-debugsource-12-150300.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_45-debugsource-9-150300.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_164-default-9-150300.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_161-default-debuginfo-12-150300.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_164-default-debuginfo-9-150300.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_161-default-12-150300.2.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_164-preempt-9-150300.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_161-preempt-debuginfo-12-150300.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_161-preempt-12-150300.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_164-preempt-debuginfo-9-150300.2.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_161-default-12-150300.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_164-default-9-150300.2.1

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