SUSE-SU-2025:4058-1: important: Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 71 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP5)

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# Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 71 for SUSE Linux Enterprise
12 SP5)

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:4058-1  
Release Date: 2025-11-11T18:36:18Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1249207
  * bsc#1249208
  * bsc#1249847
  * bsc#1252946

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2022-50252
  * CVE-2025-38617
  * CVE-2025-38618

  
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-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

  
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 and has one security fix can now be
installed.

## Description:

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise kernel 4.12.14-122.269 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-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).

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 12-SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2025-4058=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_269-default-4-4.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50252.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38617.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38618.html
  * 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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