# Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 20 for SLE 15 SP5)

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:1454-1  
Release Date: 2025-05-06T09:44:33Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1233294
  * bsc#1235431
  * bsc#1240840

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2024-50205
  * CVE-2024-56650
  * CVE-2024-8805

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2024-50205 ( SUSE ):  6.9
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2024-50205 ( SUSE ):  7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-50205 ( NVD ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2024-56650 ( 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-2024-56650 ( SUSE ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-56650 ( NVD ):  7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2024-8805 ( SUSE ):  8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-8805 ( NVD ):  8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-8805 ( NVD ):  8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
  * 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_83 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

  * CVE-2024-8805: Bluetooth: hci_event: Align BR/EDR JUST_WORKS paring with LE
    (bsc#1240840).
  * CVE-2024-50205: ALSA: firewire-lib: Avoid division by zero in
    apply_constraint_to_size() (bsc#1233294).
  * CVE-2024-56650: netfilter: x_tables: fix LED ID check in led_tg_check()
    (bsc#1235431).

## 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 15-SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2025-1482=1 SUSE-SLE-
Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2025-1483=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-
Patching-15-SP5-2025-1484=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2025-1478=1
SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2025-1479=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-
Patching-15-SP5-2025-1480=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2025-1481=1

  * openSUSE Leap 15.5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-1483=1 SUSE-2025-1484=1 SUSE-2025-1478=1
SUSE-2025-1479=1 SUSE-2025-1480=1 SUSE-2025-1481=1 SUSE-2025-1482=1

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-1454=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2025-1454=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_12-debugsource-17-150500.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_19-debugsource-7-150500.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_65-default-15-150500.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_65-default-debuginfo-15-150500.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_13-debugsource-15-150500.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_73-default-debuginfo-9-150500.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_80-default-7-150500.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_62-default-debuginfo-15-150500.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_15-debugsource-14-150500.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_83-default-debuginfo-7-150500.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_62-default-15-150500.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_83-default-7-150500.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_20-debugsource-7-150500.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_68-default-14-150500.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_14-debugsource-15-150500.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_73-default-9-150500.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_68-default-debuginfo-14-150500.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_59-default-17-150500.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_59-default-debuginfo-17-150500.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_80-default-debuginfo-7-150500.2.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_17-debugsource-9-150500.2.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_17-debugsource-9-150500.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_80-default-7-150500.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_62-default-debuginfo-15-150500.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_15-debugsource-14-150500.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_14-debugsource-15-150500.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_80-default-debuginfo-7-150500.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_12-debugsource-17-150500.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_19-debugsource-7-150500.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_83-default-7-150500.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_13-debugsource-15-150500.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_73-default-debuginfo-9-150500.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_20-debugsource-7-150500.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_68-default-debuginfo-14-150500.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_73-default-9-150500.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_59-default-17-150500.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_59-default-debuginfo-17-150500.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_65-default-15-150500.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_65-default-debuginfo-15-150500.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_83-default-debuginfo-7-150500.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_62-default-15-150500.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_68-default-14-150500.2.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_122-default-debuginfo-14-150400.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_122-default-14-150400.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_27-debugsource-14-150400.2.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_122-default-debuginfo-14-150400.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_122-default-14-150400.2.1
    * kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_27-debugsource-14-150400.2.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-50205.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-56650.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-8805.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233294
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1235431
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1240840