Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 24 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP5)

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:4255-1
Release Date: 2025-11-26T11:34:26Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2024-53141 ( SUSE ): 8.5 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2024-53141 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-53141 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-23145 ( SUSE ): 8.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-23145 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-23145 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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 two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise kernel 5.14.21-150500.55.97 fixes various security issues

The following security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2024-53141: netfilter: ipset: add missing range check in bitmap_ip_uadt (bsc#1245778).
  • CVE-2025-23145: mptcp: fix NULL pointer in can_accept_new_subflow (bsc#1242882).

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 15.5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-4248=1 SUSE-2025-4249=1 SUSE-2025-4255=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2025-4248=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2025-4249=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2025-4255=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_94-default-debuginfo-11-150500.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_91-default-debuginfo-15-150500.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_97-default-11-150500.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_97-default-debuginfo-11-150500.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_23-debugsource-11-150500.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_24-debugsource-11-150500.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_94-default-11-150500.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_91-default-15-150500.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_22-debugsource-15-150500.2.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_94-default-debuginfo-11-150500.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_91-default-debuginfo-15-150500.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_97-default-11-150500.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_97-default-debuginfo-11-150500.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_23-debugsource-11-150500.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_24-debugsource-11-150500.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_94-default-11-150500.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_91-default-15-150500.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_22-debugsource-15-150500.2.1

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