Security update for the Linux Kernel RT (Live Patch 13 for SLE 15 SP6)

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:3878-1
Release Date: 2025-10-31T06:05:27Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-38617 ( 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-2025-38617 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-38618 ( 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-2025-38618 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-38664 ( 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-2025-38664 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/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 three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for the Linux Kernel 6.4.0-150600_10_44 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2025-38664: ice: Fix a null pointer dereference in ice_copy_and_init_pkg() (bsc#1248631).
  • CVE-2025-38617: net/packet: fix a race in packet_set_ring() and packet_notifier() (bsc#1249208).
  • CVE-2025-38618: vsock: Do not allow binding to VMADDR_PORT_ANY (bsc#1249207).

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-SP6-2025-3878=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2025-3879=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2025-3884=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2025-3885=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2025-3883=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6 (x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_9-debugsource-10-150600.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_11-debugsource-8-150600.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_44-rt-7-150600.4.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_29-rt-debuginfo-10-150600.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_29-rt-10-150600.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_10-debugsource-9-150600.4.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_34-rt-debuginfo-9-150600.4.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_34-rt-9-150600.4.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_39-rt-8-150600.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_13-debugsource-7-150600.4.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_44-rt-debuginfo-7-150600.4.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_8-debugsource-10-150600.4.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_26-rt-debuginfo-10-150600.4.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_39-rt-debuginfo-8-150600.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_26-rt-10-150600.4.1

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