SUSE update for the Linux Kernel RT (Live Patch 0 for SLE 15 SP6)

Published: 2025-03-29

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2024-41062 CVE-2024-57882
CWE-ID	CWE-476
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 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 kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_8-rt-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_8-rt Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_0-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU94977

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-2024-41062

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the l2cap_sock_kill(), l2cap_sock_new_connection_cb() and l2cap_sock_recv_cb() functions in net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package the Linux Kernel RT (Live Patch 0 for SLE 15 SP6) to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching: 15-SP6

SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15: SP6

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP6

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP6

kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_8-rt-debuginfo: before 12-150600.3.1

kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_8-rt: before 12-150600.3.1

kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_0-debugsource: before 12-150600.3.1

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-20251057-1/

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: #VU102921