SUSE-SU-2025:4213-1: important: Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 61 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP3)

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# Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 61 for SUSE Linux Enterprise
15 SP3)

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:4213-1  
Release Date: 2025-11-24T17:42:25Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1250295
  * bsc#1251228
  * bsc#1251983

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2022-50388
  * CVE-2022-50432
  * CVE-2023-53673

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2022-50388 ( 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-2022-50388 ( SUSE ):  7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2022-50432 ( 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-2022-50432 ( SUSE ):  7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-53673 ( SUSE ):  7.3
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2023-53673 ( 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 three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise kernel 5.3.18-150300.59.218 fixes
various security issues

The following security issues were fixed:

  * CVE-2022-50388: nvme: fix multipath crash caused by flush request when
    blktrace is enabled (bsc#1250295).
  * CVE-2022-50432: kernfs: fix use-after-free in __kernfs_remove (bsc#1251228).
  * CVE-2023-53673: Bluetooth: hci_event: call disconnect callback before
    deleting conn (bsc#1251983).

## 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-2025-4213=1 SUSE-2025-4207=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-4213=1 SUSE-SLE-
Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-4207=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_211-default-debuginfo-9-150300.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_218-default-debuginfo-3-150300.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_59-debugsource-9-150300.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_211-default-9-150300.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_218-default-3-150300.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_61-debugsource-3-150300.2.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64)
    * kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_218-preempt-debuginfo-3-150300.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_218-preempt-3-150300.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_211-preempt-debuginfo-9-150300.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_211-preempt-9-150300.2.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_218-default-3-150300.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_211-default-debuginfo-9-150300.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_59-debugsource-9-150300.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_211-default-9-150300.2.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50388.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50432.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-53673.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1250295
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1251228
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1251983

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