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<h1>Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 39 for SLE 15 SP3)</h1>
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<th>Announcement ID:</th>
<td>SUSE-SU-2024:4179-1</td>
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<th>Release Date:</th>
<td>2024-12-04T21:05:57Z</td>
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<th>Rating:</th>
<td>important</td>
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<th>References:</th>
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<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1225733">bsc#1225733</a>
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<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229553">bsc#1229553</a>
</li>
</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-2024-36904.html">CVE-2024-36904</a>
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<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-43861.html">CVE-2024-43861</a>
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<th>CVSS scores:</th>
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<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2024-36904</span>
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(
SUSE
):
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<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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<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2024-43861</span>
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(
SUSE
):
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<span class="cvss-score">7.5</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H</span>
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<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2024-43861</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">5.5</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H</span>
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<th>Affected Products:</th>
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<li class="list-group-item">openSUSE Leap 15.3</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3</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 5.3.18-150300_59_144 fixes several issues.</p>
<p>The following security issues were fixed:</p>
<ul>
<li>CVE-2024-36904: tcp: Use refcount_inc_not_zero() in tcp_twsk_unique() (bsc#1225733).</li>
<li>CVE-2024-43861: Fix memory leak for not ip packets (bsc#1229553).</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:
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openSUSE Leap 15.3
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<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-4179=1</code>
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2024-4179=1</code>
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</ul>
<h2>Package List:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
openSUSE Leap 15.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_144-default-debuginfo-14-150300.2.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_144-default-14-150300.2.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_39-debugsource-14-150300.2.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64)
<ul>
<li>kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_144-preempt-14-150300.2.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_144-preempt-debuginfo-14-150300.2.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_144-default-14-150300.2.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>References:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-36904.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-36904.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-43861.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-43861.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1225733">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1225733</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229553">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229553</a>
</li>
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