SUSE-SU-2025:0269-1: important: Security update for the Linux Kernel RT (Live Patch 1 for SLE 15 SP6)

Tue Jan 28 16:30:15 UTC 2025

# Security update for the Linux Kernel RT (Live Patch 1 for SLE 15 SP6)

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0269-1  
Release Date: 2025-01-28T13:03:48Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1225819
  * bsc#1227369
  * bsc#1227781
  * bsc#1227784
  * bsc#1228349
  * bsc#1228786
  * bsc#1229273
  * bsc#1229275
  * bsc#1229553
  * bsc#1233712

Cross-References:

  * CVE-2023-52752
  * CVE-2024-35949
  * CVE-2024-36979
  * CVE-2024-40909
  * CVE-2024-40920
  * CVE-2024-40921
  * CVE-2024-40954
  * CVE-2024-41057
  * CVE-2024-43861
  * CVE-2024-50264

CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2023-52752 ( SUSE ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-52752 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-35949 ( SUSE ):  7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-36979 ( SUSE ):  7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-36979 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-40909 ( SUSE ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-40909 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-40920 ( SUSE ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2024-40921 ( SUSE ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2024-40954 ( SUSE ):  7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-40954 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-41057 ( SUSE ):  7.3
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2024-41057 ( SUSE ):  7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-41057 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-43861 ( SUSE ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2024-43861 ( NVD ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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 Live Patching 15-SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

An update that solves 10 vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for the Linux Kernel 6.4.0-150600_10_5 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

  * CVE-2024-40921: net: bridge: mst: pass vlan group directly to
    br_mst_vlan_set_state (bsc#1227784).
  * CVE-2024-40920: net: bridge: mst: fix suspicious rcu usage in
    br_mst_set_state (bsc#1227781).
  * CVE-2024-36979: net: bridge: mst: fix vlan use-after-free (bsc#1227369).
  * CVE-2024-41057: cachefiles: fix slab-use-after-free in
    cachefiles_withdraw_cookie() (bsc#1229275).
  * CVE-2024-50264: vsock/virtio: Initialization of the dangling pointer
    occurring in vsk->trans (bsc#1233712).
  * CVE-2024-43861: Fix memory leak for not ip packets (bsc#1229553).
  * CVE-2024-35949: btrfs: make sure that WRITTEN is set on all metadata blocks
    (bsc#1229273).
  * CVE-2023-52752: smb: client: fix use-after-free bug in
    cifs_debug_data_proc_show() (bsc#1225819).
  * CVE-2024-40954: net: do not leave a dangling sk pointer, when socket
    creation fails (bsc#1227808)
  * CVE-2024-40909: bpf: Fix a potential use-after-free in bpf_link_free()
    (bsc#1228349).

## 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-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2025-269=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6 (x86_64)
    * kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt-debuginfo-7-150600.1.8.1
    * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_1-debugsource-7-150600.1.8.1
    * kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt-7-150600.1.8.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-52752.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-35949.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-36979.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-40909.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-40920.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-40921.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-40954.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-41057.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-43861.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-50264.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1225819
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1227369
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1227781
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1227784
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228349
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228786
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229273
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229275
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229553
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233712

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