SUSE-SU-2025:02844-1: important: Security update for the Linux Kernel

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# Security update for the Linux Kernel

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02844-1  
Release Date: 2025-08-18T15:45:21Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1233551
  * bsc#1234863
  * bsc#1240799
  * bsc#1242780
  * bsc#1245140
  * bsc#1245217
  * bsc#1246037
  * bsc#1246045

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2022-50211
  * CVE-2023-53117
  * CVE-2024-53057
  * CVE-2024-53164
  * CVE-2025-21971
  * CVE-2025-38079
  * CVE-2025-38200
  * CVE-2025-38213

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2022-50211 ( SUSE ):  8.5
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2022-50211 ( SUSE ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-53117 ( SUSE ):  6.8
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2023-53117 ( SUSE ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2024-53057 ( SUSE ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-53057 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-53057 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * 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-2025-21971 ( SUSE ):  8.5
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-21971 ( SUSE ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2025-38079 ( SUSE ):  7.3
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-38079 ( SUSE ):  7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2025-38200 ( SUSE ):  6.8
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-38200 ( SUSE ):  6.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2025-38213 ( SUSE ):  8.4
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-38213 ( SUSE ):  6.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE

  
  
An update that solves eight vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP4 kernel was updated to receive various security
bugfixes.

The following security bugs were fixed:

  * CVE-2022-50211: md-raid10: fix KASAN warning (bsc#1245140).
  * CVE-2023-53117: fs: prevent out-of-bounds array speculation when closing a
    file descriptor (bsc#1242780).
  * CVE-2024-53057: net/sched: stop qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog on TC_H_ROOT
    (bsc#1233551).
  * CVE-2024-53164: net: sched: fix ordering of qlen adjustment (bsc#1234863).
  * CVE-2025-21971: net_sched: Prevent creation of classes with TC_H_ROOT
    (bsc#1240799).
  * CVE-2025-38079: crypto: algif_hash - fix double free in hash_accept
    (bsc#1245217).
  * CVE-2025-38200: i40e: fix MMIO write access to an invalid page in
    i40e_clear_hw (bsc#1246045).
  * CVE-2025-38213: vgacon: Add check for vc_origin address range in
    vgacon_scroll() (bsc#1246037).

## Special Instructions and Notes:

  * Please reboot the system after installing this update.

## 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 Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-11-SP4-LTSS-EXTREME-CORE-2025-2844=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-11-SP4-LTSS-EXTREME-CORE-2025-2844=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE (nosrc x86_64)
    * kernel-trace-3.0.101-108.189.1
    * kernel-default-3.0.101-108.189.1
    * kernel-xen-3.0.101-108.189.1
    * kernel-ec2-3.0.101-108.189.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE (x86_64)
    * kernel-xen-devel-3.0.101-108.189.1
    * kernel-ec2-devel-3.0.101-108.189.1
    * kernel-default-base-3.0.101-108.189.1
    * kernel-default-devel-3.0.101-108.189.1
    * kernel-ec2-base-3.0.101-108.189.1
    * kernel-source-3.0.101-108.189.1
    * kernel-trace-devel-3.0.101-108.189.1
    * kernel-trace-base-3.0.101-108.189.1
    * kernel-syms-3.0.101-108.189.1
    * kernel-xen-base-3.0.101-108.189.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (nosrc x86_64)
    * kernel-trace-3.0.101-108.189.1
    * kernel-default-3.0.101-108.189.1
    * kernel-xen-3.0.101-108.189.1
    * kernel-ec2-3.0.101-108.189.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (x86_64)
    * kernel-xen-devel-3.0.101-108.189.1
    * kernel-ec2-devel-3.0.101-108.189.1
    * kernel-default-base-3.0.101-108.189.1
    * kernel-default-devel-3.0.101-108.189.1
    * kernel-ec2-base-3.0.101-108.189.1
    * kernel-source-3.0.101-108.189.1
    * kernel-trace-devel-3.0.101-108.189.1
    * kernel-trace-base-3.0.101-108.189.1
    * kernel-syms-3.0.101-108.189.1
    * kernel-xen-base-3.0.101-108.189.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50211.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-53117.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-53057.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-53164.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-21971.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38079.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38200.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38213.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233551
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1234863
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1240799
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1242780
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245140
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245217
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1246037
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1246045

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