# Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 41 for SLE 15 SP3) Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0098-1 Release Date: 2025-01-14T15:33:35Z Rating: important References: * bsc#1232637 * bsc#1233712 Cross-References: * CVE-2022-48956 * CVE-2024-50264 CVSS scores: * CVE-2022-48956 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H * CVE-2022-48956 ( 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 15.3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed. ## Description: This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-150300_59_150 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-2022-48956: ipv6: avoid use-after-free in ip6_fragment() (bsc#1232637). ## 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 15.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-98=1 SUSE-2025-99=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-98=1 SUSE-SLE- Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-99=1 ## Package List: * openSUSE Leap 15.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64) * kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_150-default-14-150300.2.1 * kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_150-default-debuginfo-14-150300.2.1 * kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_147-default-15-150300.2.1 * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_41-debugsource-14-150300.2.1 * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_40-debugsource-15-150300.2.1 * kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_147-default-debuginfo-15-150300.2.1 * openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64) * kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_147-preempt-debuginfo-15-150300.2.1 * kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_150-preempt-debuginfo-14-150300.2.1 * kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_147-preempt-15-150300.2.1 * kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_150-preempt-14-150300.2.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64) * kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_150-default-14-150300.2.1 * kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_147-default-15-150300.2.1 ## References: * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-48956.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-50264.html * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232637 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233712