SUSE update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 61 for SLE 12 SP5)

Published: 2025-02-12

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2024-45016 CVE-2024-47684
CWE-ID	CWE-416 CWE-476
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching Operating systems & Components / Operating system kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_194-default Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_189-default Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_231-default Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_216-default Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_219-default Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_225-default Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_228-default Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_201-default Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU97169

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-45016

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the netem_enqueue() function in net/sched/sch_netem.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 61 for SLE 12 SP5) to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching: 12-SP5

kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_194-default: before 13-2.1

kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_189-default: before 15-2.1

kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_231-default: before 3-2.1

kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_216-default: before 10-2.1

kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_219-default: before 7-2.1

kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_225-default: before 4-2.1

kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_228-default: before 3-2.1

kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_201-default: before 12-2.1

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-20250440-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU98980