SUSE update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 5 for SLE 15 SP6)

Published: 2025-03-20

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2024-50302 CVE-2024-56648
CWE-ID	CWE-401 CWE-125
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	Vulnerability #1 is being exploited in the wild.
Vulnerable software	SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system openSUSE Leap 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 Micro Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_83-default-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_20-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_83-default Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_25-default-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_5-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_25-default Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

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 5 for SLE 15 SP6) to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching: 15-SP5 - 15-SP6

SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15: SP5 - SP6

openSUSE Leap: 15.5 - 15.6

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP5 - SP6

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP5 - SP6

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP5

kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_83-default-debuginfo: before 5-150500.2.1

kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_20-debugsource: before 5-150500.2.1

kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_83-default: before 5-150500.2.1

kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_25-default-debuginfo: before 5-150600.2.1

kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_5-debugsource: before 5-150600.2.1

kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_25-default: before 5-150600.2.1

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-20250962-1/

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.

2) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU102079

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-2024-56648

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read