Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 25 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP5)

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:4050-1
Release Date: 2025-11-11T09:33:48Z
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 15.5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5

An update that solves five vulnerabilities and has one security fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise kernel 5.14.21-150500.55.100 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:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2025-4051=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2025-4050=1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-4050=1 SUSE-2025-4051=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_25-debugsource-9-150500.4.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_88-default-debuginfo-14-150500.4.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_100-default-9-150500.4.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_21-debugsource-14-150500.4.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_88-default-14-150500.4.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_100-default-debuginfo-9-150500.4.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_88-default-debuginfo-14-150500.4.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_25-debugsource-9-150500.4.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_100-default-9-150500.4.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_21-debugsource-14-150500.4.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_88-default-14-150500.4.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_100-default-debuginfo-9-150500.4.1

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