SUSE-SU-2025:02438-1
Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2025-07-21 12:33 - Updated: 2026-09-20 17:33Summary
Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 24 for SLE 15 SP5)
Severity
Important
Notes
Title of the patch: Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 24 for SLE 15 SP5)
Description of the patch: This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150500_55_97 fixes one issue.
The following security issue was fixed:
- CVE-2025-21772: partitions: mac: fix handling of bogus partition table (bsc#1238912).
Patchnames: SUSE-2025-2438,SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2025-2438
Terms of use: CSAF 2.0 data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0).
7.8 (High)
Affected products
Recommended
3 products
| Product | Identifier | Version | Remediation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unresolved product id: SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP5:kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_97-default-0:3-150500.2.1.ppc64le | — |
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| Unresolved product id: SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP5:kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_97-default-0:3-150500.2.1.s390x | — |
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| Unresolved product id: SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP5:kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_97-default-0:3-150500.2.1.x86_64 | — |
Vendor Fix
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Threats
Impact
important
References
9 references
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