Security update for dpdk

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:20218-1
Release Date: 2026-02-02T11:12:33Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-23259 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-23259 ( SUSE ): 6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-23259 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0

An update that solves one vulnerability and has one fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for dpdk fixes the following issues:

Update to version 24.11.4.

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2025-23259: issue in the Poll Mode Driver (PMD) allows an attacker on a VM in the system to leak information and cause a denial of service on the network interface (bsc#1254161).

Other issues fixed:

  • Remove obsolete build option -Denable_kmods.
  • Add "which" as a build requirement.
  • Drop pesign and needssslcertforbuild because we don't build a kmp anymore (bsc#1247389).

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 Server 16.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-233=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-233=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le x86_64)
    • dpdk-devel-24.11.4-160000.1.1
    • libdpdk-25-24.11.4-160000.1.1
    • dpdk-devel-static-24.11.4-160000.1.1
    • dpdk-debuginfo-24.11.4-160000.1.1
    • dpdk-24.11.4-160000.1.1
    • libdpdk-25-debuginfo-24.11.4-160000.1.1
    • dpdk-debugsource-24.11.4-160000.1.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (noarch)
    • dpdk-doc-24.11.4-160000.1.1
    • dpdk-tools-24.11.4-160000.1.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • dpdk-devel-24.11.4-160000.1.1
    • libdpdk-25-24.11.4-160000.1.1
    • dpdk-devel-static-24.11.4-160000.1.1
    • dpdk-debuginfo-24.11.4-160000.1.1
    • dpdk-24.11.4-160000.1.1
    • libdpdk-25-debuginfo-24.11.4-160000.1.1
    • dpdk-debugsource-24.11.4-160000.1.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 (noarch)
    • dpdk-doc-24.11.4-160000.1.1
    • dpdk-tools-24.11.4-160000.1.1

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