SB2025103142 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel RT (Live Patch 2 for SLE 15 SP7)

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 5 vulnerabilities.

1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38453)

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 io_msg_tw_complete() and io_msg_remote_post() functions in io_uring/msg_ring.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

2) Reachable assertion (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38511)

CWE-ID: CWE-617 - Reachable Assertion

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 reachable assertion within the lmtt_pt_alloc(), lmtt_pt_free() and lmtt_write_pte() functions in drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_lmtt.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

3) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38617)

CWE-ID: CWE-667 - Improper Locking

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 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.

4) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38618)

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

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 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.

5) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38664)

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 ice_copy_and_init_pkg() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ddp.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-20253886-1/