# Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 15 for SLE 15 SP5) Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0656-1 Release Date: 2025-02-22T20:04:03Z Rating: important References: * bsc#1227371 * bsc#1228585 * bsc#1236783 Cross-References: * CVE-2024-36974 * CVE-2024-40956 * CVE-2024-53104 CVSS scores: * CVE-2024-36974 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H * CVE-2024-40956 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H * CVE-2024-40956 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H * CVE-2024-53104 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H * CVE-2024-53104 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H * CVE-2024-53104 ( 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 15.5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed. ## Description: This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150500_55_68 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: * CVE-2024-40956: dmaengine: idxd: Fix possible Use-After-Free in irq_process_work_list (bsc#1228585). * CVE-2024-36974: net/sched: taprio: always validate TCA_TAPRIO_ATTR_PRIOMAP (bsc#1227371). * CVE-2024-53104: media: uvcvideo: Skip parsing frames of type UVC_VS_UNDEFINED in uvc_parse_format (bsc#1236783). ## 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 15.5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-656=1 SUSE-2025-654=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2025-656=1 SUSE-SLE- Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2025-654=1 ## Package List: * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64) * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_14-debugsource-11-150500.2.1 * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_68-default-debuginfo-10-150500.2.1 * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_65-default-debuginfo-11-150500.2.1 * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_65-default-11-150500.2.1 * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_15-debugsource-10-150500.2.1 * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_68-default-10-150500.2.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64) * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_14-debugsource-11-150500.2.1 * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_68-default-debuginfo-10-150500.2.1 * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_65-default-debuginfo-11-150500.2.1 * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_65-default-11-150500.2.1 * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_15-debugsource-10-150500.2.1 * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_68-default-10-150500.2.1 ## References: * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-36974.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-40956.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-53104.html * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1227371 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228585 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1236783