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<h1>Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 9 for SLE 15 SP5)</h1>
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<th>Announcement ID:</th>
<td>SUSE-SU-2025:0241-1</td>
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<th>Release Date:</th>
<td>2025-01-26T05:03:57Z</td>
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<th>Rating:</th>
<td>important</td>
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<th>References:</th>
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<ul>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1226324">bsc#1226324</a>
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<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229275">bsc#1229275</a>
</li>
</ul>
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<th>
Cross-References:
</th>
<td>
<ul>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-36971.html">CVE-2024-36971</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-41057.html">CVE-2024-41057</a>
</li>
</ul>
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<th>CVSS scores:</th>
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<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2024-36971</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
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>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2024-36971</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>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2024-41057</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.3</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2024-41057</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>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2024-41057</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>
</li>
</ul>
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<th>Affected Products:</th>
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<li class="list-group-item">openSUSE Leap 15.5</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5</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 5.14.21-150500_55_44 fixes several issues.</p>
<p>The following security issues were fixed:</p>
<ul>
<li>CVE-2024-41057: cachefiles: fix slab-use-after-free in cachefiles_withdraw_cookie() (bsc#1229275).</li>
<li>CVE-2024-36971: Fixed __dst_negative_advice() race (bsc#1226324).</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>
<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">
openSUSE Leap 15.5
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-241=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2025-241=1</code>
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</ul>
<h2>Package List:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
openSUSE Leap 15.5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_44-default-15-150500.2.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_9-debugsource-15-150500.2.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_44-default-debuginfo-15-150500.2.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_44-default-15-150500.2.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_9-debugsource-15-150500.2.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_44-default-debuginfo-15-150500.2.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>References:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-36971.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-36971.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-41057.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-41057.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1226324">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1226324</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229275">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229275</a>
</li>
</ul>
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