Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 0 for SLE 15 SP6)

Announcement ID:	SUSE-SU-2025:0952-1
Release Date:	2025-03-19T13:34:10Z
Rating:	important
References:	bsc#1228755 bsc#1231196 bsc#1231204 bsc#1233679 bsc#1235452
Cross-References:	CVE-2024-42159 CVE-2024-46815 CVE-2024-46818 CVE-2024-50302 CVE-2024-56648
CVSS scores:	CVE-2024-42159 ( 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-2024-42159 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2024-42159 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2024-46815 ( 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-2024-46815 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2024-46815 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2024-46818 ( 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-2024-46818 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2024-46818 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2024-50302 ( 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-2024-50302 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2024-50302 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2024-50302 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVE-2024-56648 ( SUSE ): 8.6 CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVE-2024-56648 ( SUSE ): 8.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2024-56648 ( 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 15.6 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 five vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for the Linux Kernel 6.4.0-150600_21 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

• CVE-2024-46818: drm/amd/display: Check gpio_id before used as array index (bsc#1231204).
• CVE-2024-46815: drm/amd/display: Check num_valid_sets before accessing reader_wm_sets (bsc#1231196).
• CVE-2024-56648: net: hsr: avoid potential out-of-bound access in fill_frame_info() (bsc#1235452).
• CVE-2024-50302: HID: core: zero-initialize the report buffer (bsc#1233679).
• CVE-2024-42159: scsi: mpi3mr: fix sanitise num_phys (bsc#1228755).

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 Live Patching 15-SP6
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2025-952=1
• openSUSE Leap 15.6
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-952=1

Package List:

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_0-debugsource-12-150600.4.28.1
  • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_21-default-debuginfo-12-150600.4.28.1
  • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_21-default-12-150600.4.28.1
• openSUSE Leap 15.6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_0-debugsource-12-150600.4.28.1
  • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_21-default-debuginfo-12-150600.4.28.1
  • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_21-default-12-150600.4.28.1

References:

• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-42159.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-46815.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-46818.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-50302.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-56648.html
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228755
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1231196
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1231204
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233679
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1235452