Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 59 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP3)

Announcement ID:	SUSE-SU-2025:4016-1
Release Date:	2025-11-10T11:49:12Z
Rating:	important
References:	bsc#1246019 bsc#1248631 bsc#1249207 bsc#1249208 bsc#1249841 bsc#1249847 bsc#1252946
Cross-References:	CVE-2022-50248 CVE-2022-50252 CVE-2024-53164 CVE-2025-38617 CVE-2025-38618 CVE-2025-38664
CVSS scores:	CVE-2022-50248 ( 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-2022-50248 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2022-50252 ( 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-2022-50252 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2024-53164 ( SUSE ): 5.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVE-2024-53164 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2024-53164 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H 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 15.3 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 six vulnerabilities and has one security fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise kernel 5.3.18-150300.59.211 fixes various security issues

The following security issues were fixed:

• CVE-2022-50248: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: fix double free on tx path (bsc#1249841).
• CVE-2022-50252: igb: Do not free q_vector unless new one was allocated (bsc#1249847).
• CVE-2024-53164: net: sched: fix ordering of qlen adjustment (bsc#1246019).
• 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).
• CVE-2025-38664: ice: Fix a null pointer dereference in ice_copy_and_init_pkg() (bsc#1248631).

The following non security issue was fixed:

• bsc#1249208: fix livepatching target module name (bsc#1252946)

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-2025-4016=1 SUSE-2025-4015=1 SUSE-2025-4014=1 SUSE-2025-4013=1 SUSE-2025-4012=1 SUSE-2025-4011=1 SUSE-2025-4010=1 SUSE-2025-4030=1 SUSE-2025-4027=1 SUSE-2025-4028=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-4016=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-4015=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-4014=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-4013=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-4012=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-4011=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-4010=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-4030=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-4027=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-4028=1

Package List:

• openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64)
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_182-preempt-debuginfo-17-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_179-preempt-debuginfo-19-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_198-preempt-debuginfo-11-150300.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_179-default-19-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_179-default-debuginfo-19-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_207-preempt-debuginfo-8-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_198-preempt-11-150300.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_195-preempt-debuginfo-11-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_185-preempt-debuginfo-15-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_188-preempt-14-150300.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_188-preempt-debuginfo-14-150300.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_195-preempt-11-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_49-debugsource-19-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_211-preempt-debuginfo-8-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_185-preempt-15-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_207-preempt-8-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_179-preempt-19-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_211-preempt-8-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_201-preempt-9-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_182-preempt-17-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_204-preempt-9-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_201-preempt-debuginfo-9-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_204-preempt-debuginfo-9-150300.4.1
• openSUSE Leap 15.3 (ppc64le s390x)
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_49-debugsource-19-150300.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_179-default-debuginfo-19-150300.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_179-default-19-150300.2.1
• openSUSE Leap 15.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_211-default-8-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_55-debugsource-11-150300.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_58-debugsource-8-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_50-debugsource-17-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_54-debugsource-11-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_185-default-debuginfo-15-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_201-default-debuginfo-9-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_198-default-11-150300.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_204-default-debuginfo-9-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_51-debugsource-15-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_182-default-debuginfo-17-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_59-debugsource-8-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_52-debugsource-14-150300.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_207-default-8-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_188-default-debuginfo-14-150300.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_204-default-9-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_211-default-debuginfo-8-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_201-default-9-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_56-debugsource-9-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_195-default-debuginfo-11-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_185-default-15-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_182-default-17-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_195-default-11-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_198-default-debuginfo-11-150300.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_188-default-14-150300.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_207-default-debuginfo-8-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_57-debugsource-9-150300.4.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3 (ppc64le s390x)
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_49-debugsource-19-150300.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_179-default-debuginfo-19-150300.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_179-default-19-150300.2.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3 (x86_64)
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_49-debugsource-19-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_179-default-19-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_179-default-debuginfo-19-150300.4.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_201-default-debuginfo-9-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_185-default-15-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_182-default-17-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_195-default-11-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_198-default-11-150300.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_211-default-8-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_59-debugsource-8-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_207-default-8-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_58-debugsource-8-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_204-default-9-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_188-default-14-150300.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_204-default-debuginfo-9-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_211-default-debuginfo-8-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_201-default-9-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_207-default-debuginfo-8-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_56-debugsource-9-150300.4.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_57-debugsource-9-150300.4.1

References:

• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50248.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50252.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-53164.html
• 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=1246019
• 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
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249841
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249847
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1252946