SB2025111255 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 60 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP3)
Published: November 12, 2025
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 5 vulnerabilities.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50248)
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 iwl_mvm_tx_skb_sta() function in drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/tx.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50252)
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 igb_alloc_q_vector() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
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.