SUSE update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 17 for SLE 15 SP5)

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 (Live Patch 17 for SLE 15 SP5) to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.3 - 5.5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching: 15-SP4 - 15-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP4 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP4 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15: SP4 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP4 - SP5

openSUSE Leap: 15.4 - 15.5

kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_17-debugsource: before 7-150500.2.1

kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_73-default: before 7-150500.2.1

kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_68-default: before 12-150500.2.1

kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_59-default: before 15-150500.2.1

kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_68-default-debuginfo: before 12-150500.2.1

kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_14-debugsource: before 13-150500.2.1

kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_65-default: before 13-150500.2.1

kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_15-debugsource: before 12-150500.2.1

kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_73-default-debuginfo: before 7-150500.2.1

kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_12-debugsource: before 15-150500.2.1

kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_59-default-debuginfo: before 15-150500.2.1

kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_65-default-debuginfo: before 13-150500.2.1

kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_119-default: before 14-150400.2.1

kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_116-default: before 15-150400.2.1

kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_128-default: before 7-150400.2.1

kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_26-debugsource: before 14-150400.2.1

kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_29-debugsource: before 7-150400.2.1

kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_116-default-debuginfo: before 15-150400.2.1

kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_25-debugsource: before 15-150400.2.1

kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_119-default-debuginfo: before 14-150400.2.1

kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_128-default-debuginfo: before 7-150400.2.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_live_patching:15-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_live_patching:15-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap:15.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:kernel-livepatch-sle15-sp5_update_17-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_73-default:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_68-default:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_59-default:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_68-default-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:kernel-livepatch-sle15-sp5_update_14-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_65-default:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:kernel-livepatch-sle15-sp5_update_15-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_73-default-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:kernel-livepatch-sle15-sp5_update_12-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_59-default-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_65-default-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_119-default:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_116-default:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_128-default:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:kernel-livepatch-sle15-sp4_update_26-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:kernel-livepatch-sle15-sp4_update_29-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_116-default-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:kernel-livepatch-sle15-sp4_update_25-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_119-default-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_128-default-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-20251120-1/

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.