Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 12 for SLE 15 SP6)

Announcement ID:	SUSE-SU-2025:3932-1
Release Date:	2025-11-04T09:04:27Z
Rating:	important
References:	bsc#1248631 bsc#1249207 bsc#1249208
Cross-References:	CVE-2025-38617 CVE-2025-38618 CVE-2025-38664
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:	openSUSE Leap 15.6 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_23_53 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-SP6-2025-3928=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2025-3932=1
• openSUSE Leap 15.6
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-3932=1 SUSE-2025-3928=1

Package List:

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_10-debugsource-9-150600.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_47-default-9-150600.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_12-debugsource-8-150600.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_47-default-debuginfo-9-150600.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_53-default-debuginfo-8-150600.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_53-default-8-150600.4.1
• openSUSE Leap 15.6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_10-debugsource-9-150600.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_47-default-9-150600.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_12-debugsource-8-150600.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_47-default-debuginfo-9-150600.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_53-default-debuginfo-8-150600.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_53-default-8-150600.4.1

References:

• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38617.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38618.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38664.html
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1248631
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249207
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249208