Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 64 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP5)
Details
This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise kernel 4.12.14-122.244 fixes various security issues
The following security issues were fixed:
CVE-2023-53321: wifi: mac80211_hwsim: drop short frames (bsc#1250314).
CVE-2025-38352: posix-cpu-timers: fix race between handleposixcputimers() and posixcputimerdel() (bsc#1249205).
CVE-2025-40186: tcp: Don't call reqskfastopenremove() in tcpconnrequest() (bsc#1253439).
The following non security issue was fixed:
bsc#1250280: don't expose {file,inode}operations with static lifetimes Fix issue with static lifetime emptyiops/noopenfops by allocating them on the heap. Make sure previously assigned instances don't become dangling. (bsc#1250280).