SUSE-SU-2025:4064-1: important: Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 60 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP3)

Wed Nov 12 08:30:11 UTC 2025

# Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 60 for SUSE Linux Enterprise
15 SP3)

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:4064-1  
Release Date: 2025-11-12T02:35:07Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1248631
  * bsc#1249207
  * bsc#1249208
  * bsc#1249841
  * bsc#1249847
  * bsc#1252946

Cross-References:

  * CVE-2022-50248
  * CVE-2022-50252
  * CVE-2025-38617
  * CVE-2025-38618
  * CVE-2025-38664

CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2022-50248 ( 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-2022-50248 ( SUSE ):  7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * 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
  * 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 15.3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3

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

## Description:

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise kernel 5.3.18-150300.59.215 fixes
various security issues

The following security issues were fixed:

  * CVE-2022-50248: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: fix double free on tx path
    (bsc#1249841).
  * 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).
  * 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:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-4064=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-4064=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_60-debugsource-5-150300.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_215-default-debuginfo-5-150300.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_215-default-5-150300.2.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64)
    * kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_215-preempt-debuginfo-5-150300.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_215-preempt-5-150300.2.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_60-debugsource-5-150300.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_215-default-debuginfo-5-150300.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_215-default-5-150300.2.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50248.html
  * 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://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
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249841
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249847
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1252946

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