SUSE-SU-2025:3892-1: important: Security update for the Linux Kernel RT (Live Patch 5 for SLE 15 SP6)

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# Security update for the Linux Kernel RT (Live Patch 5 for SLE 15 SP6)

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:3892-1  
Release Date: 2025-10-31T08:56:44Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1246019
  * bsc#1248631
  * bsc#1249207
  * bsc#1249208

  
Cross-References:

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

  
CVSS scores:

  * 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:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

  
  
An update that solves four vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for the Linux Kernel 6.4.0-150600_10_17 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

  * CVE-2025-38664: ice: Fix a null pointer dereference in
    ice_copy_and_init_pkg() (bsc#1248631).
  * 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-2024-53164: net: sched: fix ordering of qlen adjustment (bsc#1246019).

## 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-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2025-3892=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6 (x86_64)
    * kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_17-rt-debuginfo-18-150600.4.1
    * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_5-debugsource-18-150600.4.1
    * kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_17-rt-18-150600.4.1

## References:

  * 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

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