Security update for the Linux Kernel RT (Live Patch 3 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP7)

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:4164-1
Release Date: 2025-11-22T08:34:31Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-38500 ( 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-2025-38500 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-38500 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-38616 ( SUSE ): 7.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise kernel 6.4.0-150700.7.13 fixes various security issues

The following security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2025-38500: xfrm: interface: fix use-after-free after changing collect_md xfrm interface (bsc#1248672).
  • CVE-2025-38616: tls: handle data disappearing from under the TLS ULP (bsc#1249537).

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-SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP7-2025-4168=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP7-2025-4166=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2025-4164=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP7 (x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_3-debugsource-4-150700.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_1-debugsource-8-150700.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_3-rt-debuginfo-8-150700.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_13-rt-4-150700.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_3-rt-8-150700.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_13-rt-debuginfo-4-150700.2.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6 (x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_39-rt-debuginfo-9-150600.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_39-rt-9-150600.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_11-debugsource-9-150600.2.1

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