kernel exploit update?

Hi List! This is maybe a silly question, but after the latest mail from suse about the new security hole in kernel < 2.2.15 I downloaded the file k_laptop.rpm (which isn't mentioned in the mail and there is no md5sum either but I wanted to use apm..) and tried to update via yast - install packages -> failure. Then I tried to update using rpm (rpm -U k_laptop.rpm) -> failure. Now I suspect I have to recompile my kernel with the provided file, is this correct? (using patch) I'm using suse 6.3, kernel 2.2.13 thanx in advance Markus Faber