Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 4 for SLE 15 SP7)

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:3769-1
Release Date: 2025-10-24T06:35:29Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • 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
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for the Linux Kernel 6.4.0-150700_53_16 fixes one issue.

The following security issue was fixed:

  • CVE-2025-38678: netfilter: nf_tables: reject duplicate device on updates (bsc#1249534).

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-2025-3769=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2025-3769=1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-3774=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2025-3774=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP7-2025-3767=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_176-default-2-150400.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_44-debugsource-2-150400.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_176-default-debuginfo-2-150400.2.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_176-default-2-150400.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_44-debugsource-2-150400.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_176-default-debuginfo-2-150400.2.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_15-debugsource-2-150600.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_70-default-debuginfo-2-150600.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_70-default-2-150600.2.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_15-debugsource-2-150600.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_70-default-debuginfo-2-150600.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_70-default-2-150600.2.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP7 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_16-default-debuginfo-2-150700.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_4-debugsource-2-150700.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_16-default-2-150700.2.1

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