Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 42 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP4)

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:4040-1
Release Date: 2025-11-10T19:03:48Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • 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 15.4
  • 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 five vulnerabilities and has one security fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise kernel 5.14.21-150400.24.170 fixes various security issues

The following security issues were fixed:

  • 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 15.4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-4042=1 SUSE-2025-4040=1 SUSE-2025-4041=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2025-4042=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2025-4040=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2025-4041=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_170-default-debuginfo-7-150400.4.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_42-debugsource-7-150400.4.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_37-debugsource-10-150400.4.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_153-default-debuginfo-10-150400.4.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_153-default-10-150400.4.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_170-default-7-150400.4.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_158-default-9-150400.4.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_38-debugsource-9-150400.4.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_158-default-debuginfo-9-150400.4.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_170-default-debuginfo-7-150400.4.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_42-debugsource-7-150400.4.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_37-debugsource-10-150400.4.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_153-default-debuginfo-10-150400.4.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_153-default-10-150400.4.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_170-default-7-150400.4.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_158-default-9-150400.4.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_38-debugsource-9-150400.4.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_158-default-debuginfo-9-150400.4.1

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