SB2025033171 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel RT (Live Patch 1 for SLE 15 SP6)



SB2025033171 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel RT (Live Patch 1 for SLE 15 SP6)

Published: March 31, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2025033171
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


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

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


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.


2) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-57882)

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


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

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the mptcp_established_options_add_addr() function in net/mptcp/options.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.