SUSE-SU-2025:0100-1: important: Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 53 for SLE 12 SP5)

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# Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 53 for SLE 12 SP5)

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0100-1  
Release Date: 2025-01-14T17:03:51Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1226337
  * bsc#1232637
  * bsc#1233712

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2022-48686
  * CVE-2022-48956
  * CVE-2024-50264

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2022-48686 ( SUSE ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2022-48686 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2022-48686 ( NVD ):  6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2022-48956 ( SUSE ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2022-48956 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-50264 ( SUSE ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-50264 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-50264 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

  
  
An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for the Linux Kernel 4.12.14-122_194 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

  * CVE-2022-48686: Fixed UAF when detecting digest errors (bsc#1226337).
  * CVE-2024-50264: vsock/virtio: Initialization of the dangling pointer
    occurring in vsk->trans (bsc#1233712).
  * CVE-2022-48956: ipv6: avoid use-after-free in ip6_fragment() (bsc#1232637).

## 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 12-SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2025-100=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_194-default-12-2.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-48686.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-48956.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-50264.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1226337
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232637
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233712

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