SB2025081920 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel RT (Live Patch 11 for SLE 15 SP6)

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SB2025081920 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel RT (Live Patch 11 for SLE 15 SP6)

Published: August 19, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2025081920
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.


1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38083)

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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


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

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the prio_tune() function in net/sched/sch_prio.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


2) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38494)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

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 memory corruption within the __hid_request() function in drivers/hid/hid-core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


3) Incorrect calculation (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38495)

CWE-ID: CWE-682 - Incorrect Calculation

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 incorrect calculation within the hid_alloc_report_buf() function in drivers/hid/hid-core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References