SUSE-SU-2025:0242-1

Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2025-01-27 11:33 - Updated: 2025-01-27 11:33
Summary
Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 41 for SLE 15 SP3)

Notes

Title of the patch
Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 41 for SLE 15 SP3)
Description of the patch
This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-150300_59_150 fixes one issue. The following security issue was fixed: - CVE-2024-36971: Fixed __dst_negative_advice() race (bsc#1226324).
Patchnames
SUSE-2025-242,SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP3-2025-242
Terms of use
CSAF 2.0 data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0).
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