SUSE update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 49 for SLE 15 SP3)

Published: 2025-03-20

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2024-46818 CVE-2024-50302
CWE-ID	CWE-20 CWE-401
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	Vulnerability #2 is being exploited in the wild.
Vulnerable software	SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro Operating systems & Components / Operating system openSUSE Leap Operating systems & Components / Operating system kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_179-preempt Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_179-preempt-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_179-default Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_49-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_179-default-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU97842

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-46818

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the is_pin_busy(), set_pin_busy(), set_pin_free(), dal_gpio_service_lock() and dal_gpio_service_unlock() functions in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/gpio/gpio_service.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 49 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_179-preempt: before 5-150300.2.1

kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_179-preempt-debuginfo: before 5-150300.2.1

kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_179-default: before 5-150300.2.1

kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_49-debugsource: before 5-150300.2.1

kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_179-default-debuginfo: before 5-150300.2.1

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-20250961-1/

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) 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