Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 43 for SLE 15 SP4)

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:3720-1
Release Date: 2025-10-22T09:45:17Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-38499 ( SUSE ): 6.2 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:H
  • CVE-2025-38499 ( SUSE ): 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-38644 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-38644 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-38678 ( SUSE ): 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4

An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150400_24_173 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2025-38678: netfilter: nf_tables: reject duplicate device on updates (bsc#1249534).
  • CVE-2025-38499: clone_private_mnt(): make sure that caller has CAP_SYS_ADMIN in the right userns (bsc#1248673).
  • CVE-2025-38644: wifi: mac80211: reject TDLS operations when station is not associated (bsc#1248749).

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 15.4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-3720=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2025-3720=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_173-default-debuginfo-3-150400.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_43-debugsource-3-150400.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_173-default-3-150400.2.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_173-default-debuginfo-3-150400.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_43-debugsource-3-150400.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_173-default-3-150400.2.1

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