SUSE update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 50 for SLE 15 SP3)

1) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU100611

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.8 [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:A/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-50302

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the hid_alloc_report_buf() function in drivers/hid/hid-core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild against Android devices.

Mitigation

Update the affected package the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 50 for SLE 15 SP3) to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching: 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.1 - 5.2

openSUSE Leap: 15.3

kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_182-preempt: before 4-150300.2.1

kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_182-preempt-debuginfo: before 4-150300.2.1

kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_50-debugsource: before 4-150300.2.1

kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_182-default-debuginfo: before 4-150300.2.1

kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_182-default: before 4-150300.2.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_live_patching:15-SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_15:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap:15.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_182-preempt:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_182-preempt-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:kernel-livepatch-sle15-sp3_update_50-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_182-default-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_182-default:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-20250907-1/

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?

Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.