# Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 22 for SLE 15 SP5) Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02437-1 Release Date: 2025-07-21T12:33:50Z Rating: important References: * bsc#1234885 * bsc#1235769 * bsc#1235921 * bsc#1238912 Cross-References: * CVE-2024-53166 * CVE-2024-57793 * CVE-2024-57893 * CVE-2025-21772 CVSS scores: * CVE-2024-53166 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N * CVE-2024-53166 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H * CVE-2024-53166 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H * CVE-2024-53166 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H * CVE-2024-57793 ( SUSE ): 6.2 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:H * CVE-2024-57793 ( SUSE ): 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H * CVE-2024-57893 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N * CVE-2024-57893 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H * CVE-2025-21772 ( SUSE ): 8.5 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N * CVE-2025-21772 ( SUSE ): 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 four vulnerabilities can now be installed. ## Description: This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150500_55_91 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: * CVE-2024-57893: ALSA: seq: oss: Fix races at processing SysEx messages (bsc#1235921). * CVE-2025-21772: partitions: mac: fix handling of bogus partition table (bsc#1238912). * CVE-2024-53166: block, bfq: fix bfqq uaf in bfq_limit_depth() (bsc#1234885). * CVE-2024-57793: virt: tdx-guest: Just leak decrypted memory on unrecoverable errors (bsc#1235769). ## 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-2025-2437=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2025-2437=1 ## Package List: * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64) * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_91-default-debuginfo-7-150500.2.1 * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_91-default-7-150500.2.1 * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_22-debugsource-7-150500.2.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64) * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_91-default-debuginfo-7-150500.2.1 * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_91-default-7-150500.2.1 * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_22-debugsource-7-150500.2.1 ## References: * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-53166.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-57793.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-57893.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-21772.html * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1234885 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1235769 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1235921 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1238912