SB2025040405 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 44 for SLE 15 SP3)

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48791)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the pm8001_exec_internal_tmf_task() function in drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_sas.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49025)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads_termtbl.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

3) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-41062)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the l2cap_sock_kill(), l2cap_sock_new_connection_cb() and l2cap_sock_recv_cb() functions in net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-20251139-1/