SUSE-SU-2025:20955-1: important: Security update for kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_5

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# Security update for kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_5

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:20955-1  
Release Date: 2025-11-05T16:33:56Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1248631
  * bsc#1249207
  * bsc#1249208

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-38617
  * CVE-2025-38618
  * CVE-2025-38664

  
CVSS scores:

  * 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:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.0

  
  
An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_5 fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2025-38664: ice: Fix a null pointer dereference in
    ice_copy_and_init_pkg() (bsc#1248631)
  * CVE-2025-38618: vsock: Do not allow binding to VMADDR_PORT_ANY (bsc#1249207)
  * CVE-2025-38617: net/packet: fix a race in packet_set_ring() and
    packet_notifier() (bsc#1249208)

## 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 Micro 6.0  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.0-kernel-198=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 (s390x x86_64)
    * kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-25-default-debuginfo-11-1.2
    * kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_5-debugsource-11-1.2
    * kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-25-default-11-1.2

## References:

  * 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=1248631
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249207
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249208

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