SUSE-SU-2025:0179-1: important: Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 4 for SLE 15 SP6)

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# Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 4 for SLE 15 SP6)

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0179-1  
Release Date: 2025-01-17T19:33:43Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1225819
  * bsc#1233712

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2023-52752
  * CVE-2024-50264

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2023-52752 ( SUSE ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-52752 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-50264 ( SUSE ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-50264 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-50264 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

  
  
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for the Linux Kernel 6.4.0-150600_23_22 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

  * CVE-2024-50264: vsock/virtio: Initialization of the dangling pointer
    occurring in vsk->trans (bsc#1233712).
  * CVE-2023-52752: smb: client: fix use-after-free bug in
    cifs_debug_data_proc_show() (bsc#1225819).

## 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:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-179=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2025-179=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_4-debugsource-3-150600.13.6.1
    * kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default-3-150600.13.6.1
    * kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default-debuginfo-3-150600.13.6.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_4-debugsource-3-150600.13.6.1
    * kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default-3-150600.13.6.1
    * kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default-debuginfo-3-150600.13.6.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-52752.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-50264.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1225819
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233712

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