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

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:03183-1
Release Date: 2025-09-11T22:04:29Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-38212 ( 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-2025-38212 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/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 one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150400_24_170 fixes one issue.

The following security issue was fixed:

  • CVE-2025-38212: ipc: fix to protect IPCS lookups using RCU (bsc#1246030).

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-2025-3183=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2025-3183=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_42-debugsource-3-150400.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_170-default-3-150400.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_170-default-debuginfo-3-150400.2.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_42-debugsource-3-150400.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_170-default-3-150400.2.1
    • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_170-default-debuginfo-3-150400.2.1

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