SB2025100957 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 57 for SLE 15 SP3)

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-53168)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the xs_create_sock() function in net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c, within the svc_create_socket() function in net/sunrpc/svcsock.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38477)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the qfq_change_class(), qfq_delete_class(), qfq_dump_class() and qfq_dump_class_stats() functions in net/sched/sch_qfq.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-202503515-1/