SB2025111059 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 62 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP5)
Published: November 10, 2025
Breakdown by Severity
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- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50252)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the igb_alloc_q_vector() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
2) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38617)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the packet_set_ring() function in net/packet/af_packet.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
3) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38618)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the __vsock_bind_connectible() function in net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.