SUSE-SU-2025:4031-1: important: Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 27 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP5)

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# Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 27 for SUSE Linux Enterprise
15 SP5)

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:4031-1  
Release Date: 2025-11-10T11:49:20Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1246019
  * bsc#1248631
  * bsc#1249207
  * bsc#1249208
  * bsc#1249847
  * bsc#1252946

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2022-50252
  * CVE-2024-53164
  * CVE-2025-38617
  * CVE-2025-38618
  * CVE-2025-38664

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2022-50252 ( SUSE ):  7.3
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2022-50252 ( SUSE ):  7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-53164 ( SUSE ):  5.7
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2024-53164 ( SUSE ):  7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-53164 ( NVD ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2025-38617 ( SUSE ):  7.3
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-38617 ( SUSE ):  7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2025-38618 ( SUSE ):  7.3
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-38618 ( SUSE ):  7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2025-38664 ( SUSE ):  7.3
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-38664 ( SUSE ):  7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5

  
  
An update that solves five vulnerabilities and has one security fix can now be
installed.

## Description:

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise kernel 5.14.21-150500.55.110 fixes
various security issues

The following security issues were fixed:

  * CVE-2022-50252: igb: Do not free q_vector unless new one was allocated
    (bsc#1249847).
  * CVE-2024-53164: net: sched: fix ordering of qlen adjustment (bsc#1246019).
  * CVE-2025-38617: net/packet: fix a race in packet_set_ring() and
    packet_notifier() (bsc#1249208).
  * CVE-2025-38618: vsock: Do not allow binding to VMADDR_PORT_ANY
    (bsc#1249207).
  * CVE-2025-38664: ice: Fix a null pointer dereference in
    ice_copy_and_init_pkg() (bsc#1248631).

The following non security issue was fixed:

  * bsc#1249208: fix livepatching target module name (bsc#1252946)

## 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-SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2025-4008=1

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-4031=1 SUSE-2025-4009=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2025-4031=1 SUSE-SLE-
Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2025-4009=1

  * openSUSE Leap 15.5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-4008=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_110-default-8-150500.4.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_110-default-debuginfo-8-150500.4.1
    * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_27-debugsource-8-150500.4.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_141-default-debuginfo-17-150400.4.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_147-default-15-150400.4.1
    * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_35-debugsource-15-150400.4.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_147-default-debuginfo-15-150400.4.1
    * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_33-debugsource-17-150400.4.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_141-default-17-150400.4.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_141-default-debuginfo-17-150400.4.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_147-default-15-150400.4.1
    * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_35-debugsource-15-150400.4.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_147-default-debuginfo-15-150400.4.1
    * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_33-debugsource-17-150400.4.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_141-default-17-150400.4.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_110-default-8-150500.4.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_110-default-debuginfo-8-150500.4.1
    * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_27-debugsource-8-150500.4.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50252.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-53164.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38617.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38618.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38664.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1246019
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1248631
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249207
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249208
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249847
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1252946

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