# Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 29 for SLE 15 SP4) Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:4268-1 Release Date: 2024-12-09T12:33:42Z Rating: important References: * bsc#1229553 * bsc#1231353 Cross-References: * CVE-2024-43861 CVSS scores: * CVE-2024-43861 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H * CVE-2024-43861 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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 one vulnerability and has one security fix can now be installed. ## Description: This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150400_24_128 fixes several issues. The following security issue was fixed: * CVE-2024-43861: Fix memory leak for not ip packets (bsc#1229553). * Fix intermittent nfs mount failures, may be due to SUNRPC over UDP. (bsc#1231353) ## 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-2024-4268=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2024-4268=1 ## Package List: * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64) * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_128-default-debuginfo-2-150400.9.6.1 * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_128-default-2-150400.9.6.1 * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_29-debugsource-2-150400.9.6.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64) * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_128-default-debuginfo-2-150400.9.6.1 * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_128-default-2-150400.9.6.1 * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_29-debugsource-2-150400.9.6.1 ## References: * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-43861.html * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229553 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1231353