Back Linuxsecurity openSUSE: Kernel Important Security Fixes CVE-2022-50252 2025:4046
This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise kernel 5.14.21-150400.24.173 fixes various security issues The following security issues were fixed: * CVE-2022-50252: igb: Do not free q_vector unless new one was allocated (bsc#1249847). * CVE-2025-38617: net/packet: fix a race in packet_set_ring() and packet_notifier() (bsc#1249208). * CVE-2025-38618: vsock: Do not allow binding to VMADDR_PORT_ANY (bsc#1249207). * CVE-2025-38664: ice: Fix a null pointer dereference in ice_copy_and_init_pkg() (bsc#1248631). The following non security issue was fixed: * bsc#1249208: fix livepatching target module name (bsc#1252946)
## 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-2025-4046=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2025-4046=1
## 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-2025-4046=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2025-4046=1
* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64) * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_43-debugsource-4-150400.2.1 * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_173-default-4-150400.2.1 * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_173-default-debuginfo-4-150400.2.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64) * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_43-debugsource-4-150400.2.1 * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_173-default-4-150400.2.1 * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_173-default-debuginfo-4-150400.2.1
* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64) * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_43-debugsource-4-150400.2.1 * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_173-default-4-150400.2.1 * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_173-default-debuginfo-4-150400.2.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64) * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_43-debugsource-4-150400.2.1 * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_173-default-4-150400.2.1 * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_173-default-debuginfo-4-150400.2.1
* bsc#1248631 * bsc#1249207 * bsc#1249208 * bsc#1249847 * bsc#1252946 ## References: * * * * * * * * *
* bsc#1248631 * bsc#1249207 * bsc#1249208 * bsc#1249847 * bsc#1252946 ## References: * * * * * * * * *
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