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<h1>Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 34 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP4)</h1>
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<th>Announcement ID:</th>
<td>SUSE-SU-2025:4036-1</td>
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<th>Release Date:</th>
<td>2025-11-10T14:04:16Z</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=1246019">bsc#1246019</a>
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<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1248631">bsc#1248631</a>
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<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249207">bsc#1249207</a>
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<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249208">bsc#1249208</a>
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<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249847">bsc#1249847</a>
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<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1252946">bsc#1252946</a>
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Cross-References:
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<ul>
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<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50252.html">CVE-2022-50252</a>
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<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-53164.html">CVE-2024-53164</a>
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<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38617.html">CVE-2025-38617</a>
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<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38618.html">CVE-2025-38618</a>
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<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38664.html">CVE-2025-38664</a>
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<th>CVSS scores:</th>
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<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2022-50252</span>
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(
SUSE
):
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<span class="cvss-score">7.3</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">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</span>
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<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2022-50252</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-2024-53164</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">5.7</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">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</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2024-53164</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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<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2024-53164</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>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2025-38617</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:N/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-2025-38617</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-2025-38618</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:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N</span>
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<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2025-38618</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-2025-38664</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:N/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-2025-38664</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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<th>Affected Products:</th>
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<li class="list-group-item">openSUSE Leap 15.4</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4</li>
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<p>An update that solves five vulnerabilities and has one security fix can now be installed.</p>
<h2>Description:</h2>
<p>This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise kernel 5.14.21-150400.24.144 fixes various security issues</p>
<p>The following security issues were fixed:</p>
<ul>
<li>CVE-2022-50252: igb: Do not free q_vector unless new one was allocated (bsc#1249847).</li>
<li>CVE-2024-53164: net: sched: fix ordering of qlen adjustment (bsc#1246019).</li>
<li>CVE-2025-38617: net/packet: fix a race in packet_set_ring() and packet_notifier() (bsc#1249208).</li>
<li>CVE-2025-38618: vsock: Do not allow binding to VMADDR_PORT_ANY (bsc#1249207).</li>
<li>CVE-2025-38664: ice: Fix a null pointer dereference in ice_copy_and_init_pkg() (bsc#1248631).</li>
</ul>
<p>The following non security issue was fixed:</p>
<ul>
<li>bsc#1249208: fix livepatching target module name (bsc#1252946)</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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<li class="list-group-item">
openSUSE Leap 15.4
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<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-4036=1 SUSE-2025-4034=1</code>
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2025-4036=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2025-4034=1</code>
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</ul>
<h2>Package List:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
openSUSE Leap 15.4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_136-default-18-150400.4.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_144-default-debuginfo-16-150400.4.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_34-debugsource-16-150400.4.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_136-default-debuginfo-18-150400.4.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_32-debugsource-18-150400.4.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_144-default-16-150400.4.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_136-default-18-150400.4.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_144-default-debuginfo-16-150400.4.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_34-debugsource-16-150400.4.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_136-default-debuginfo-18-150400.4.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_32-debugsource-18-150400.4.1</li>
<li>kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_144-default-16-150400.4.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>References:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50252.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50252.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-53164.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-53164.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38617.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38617.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38618.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38618.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38664.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38664.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1246019">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1246019</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1248631">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1248631</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249207">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249207</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249208">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249208</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249847">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249847</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1252946">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1252946</a>
</li>
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