SB2025101361 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 8 for SLE 15 SP6)
Published: October 13, 2025
Breakdown by Severity
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- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21692)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the ets_class_from_arg() function in net/sched/sch_ets.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21791)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the include/net/l3mdev.h. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
3) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38089)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the svc_process_common() function in net/sunrpc/svc.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
4) 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.