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

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0173-1  
Release Date: 2025-01-17T19:33:35Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1233712

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2024-50264

  
CVSS scores:

  * 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 15.6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for the Linux Kernel 6.4.0-150600_21 fixes one issue.

The following security issue was fixed:

  * CVE-2024-50264: vsock/virtio: Initialization of the dangling pointer
    occurring in vsk->trans (bsc#1233712).

## 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 12-SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP5-2025-173=1

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-178=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2025-178=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_234-default-2-8.6.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_0-debugsource-8-150600.4.16.1
    * kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_21-default-debuginfo-8-150600.4.16.1
    * kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_21-default-8-150600.4.16.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_0-debugsource-8-150600.4.16.1
    * kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_21-default-debuginfo-8-150600.4.16.1
    * kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_21-default-8-150600.4.16.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-50264.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233712