SUSE-SU-2025:01950-1: important: Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 29 for SLE 15 SP4)

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# Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 29 for SLE 15 SP4)

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:01950-1  
Release Date: 2025-06-13T12:33:33Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1238324
  * bsc#1239077

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2022-49080
  * CVE-2024-57996

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2022-49080 ( SUSE ):  7.3
    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
  * CVE-2022-49080 ( SUSE ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-57996 ( 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-2024-57996 ( SUSE ):  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 15.4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4

  
  
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150400_24_128 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

  * CVE-2022-49080: mm/mempolicy: fix mpol_new leak in shared_policy_replace
    (bsc#1238324).
  * CVE-2024-57996: net_sched: sch_sfq: do not allow 1 packet limit
    (bsc#1239077).

## 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 15.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-1950=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2025-1950=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_29-debugsource-11-150400.2.2
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_128-default-debuginfo-11-150400.2.2
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_128-default-11-150400.2.2
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_29-debugsource-11-150400.2.2
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_128-default-debuginfo-11-150400.2.2
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_128-default-11-150400.2.2

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-49080.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-57996.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1238324
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1239077

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