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<h1>Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 3 for SLE 15 SP6)</h1>
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<th>Announcement ID:</th>
<td>SUSE-SU-2024:3708-1</td>
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<th>Release Date:</th>
<td>2024-10-16T20:52:47Z</td>
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<th>Rating:</th>
<td>important</td>
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<th>References:</th>
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<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228349">bsc#1228349</a>
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<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228786">bsc#1228786</a>
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</ul>
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Cross-References:
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<ul>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-40909.html">CVE-2024-40909</a>
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<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-40954.html">CVE-2024-40954</a>
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<th>CVSS scores:</th>
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<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2024-40909</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
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<span class="cvss-score">7.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H</span>
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<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2024-40909</span>
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(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H</span>
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<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2024-40954</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.0</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H</span>
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<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2024-40954</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H</span>
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<th>Affected Products:</th>
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<li class="list-group-item">openSUSE Leap 15.6</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6</li>
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<p>An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.</p>
<h2>Description:</h2>
<p>This update for the Linux Kernel 6.4.0-150600_23_17 fixes several issues.</p>
<p>The following security issues were fixed:</p>
<ul>
<li>CVE-2024-40954: net: do not leave a dangling sk pointer, when socket creation fails (bsc#1227808)</li>
<li>CVE-2024-40909: bpf: Fix a potential use-after-free in bpf_link_free() (bsc#1228349).</li>
</ul>
<h2>Patch Instructions:</h2>
<p>
To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended
installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".<br/>
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
</p>
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openSUSE Leap 15.6
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-3708=1 SUSE-2024-3703=1</code>
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<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2024-3708=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2024-3703=1</code>
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<h2>Package List:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
openSUSE Leap 15.6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_2-debugsource-3-150600.13.6.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_17-default-debuginfo-3-150600.13.6.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_14-default-debuginfo-3-150600.13.6.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_17-default-3-150600.13.6.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_3-debugsource-3-150600.13.6.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_14-default-3-150600.13.6.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_2-debugsource-3-150600.13.6.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_17-default-debuginfo-3-150600.13.6.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_14-default-debuginfo-3-150600.13.6.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_17-default-3-150600.13.6.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_3-debugsource-3-150600.13.6.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_14-default-3-150600.13.6.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>References:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-40909.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-40909.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-40954.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-40954.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228349">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228349</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228786">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228786</a>
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