SUSE alert SUSE-SU-2025:3794-1 (chrony)

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SUSE-SU-2025:3794-1: moderate: Security update for chrony
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Fri, 24 Oct 2025 16:30:04 -0000
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# Security update for chrony

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:3794-1  
Release Date: 2025-10-24T15:36:52Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1246544
  * jsc#SMO-587

  
Affected Products:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

  
  
An update that contains one feature and has one security fix can now be
installed.

## Description:

This update for chrony fixes the following issues:

  * Race condition during socket creation by chronyc allows privilege escalation
    from user chrony to root (bsc#1246544).

This update also ships chrony-pool-empty to SLE Micro 5.x (jsc#SMO-587)

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2025-3794=1

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-3794=1

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6  
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-3794=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-3794=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-3794=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-3794=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-3794=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2025-3794=1

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-3794=1

## Package List:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * chrony-debuginfo-4.1-150400.21.8.1
    * chrony-4.1-150400.21.8.1
    * chrony-debugsource-4.1-150400.21.8.1
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (noarch)
    * chrony-pool-empty-4.1-150400.21.8.1
    * chrony-pool-suse-4.1-150400.21.8.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * chrony-debuginfo-4.1-150400.21.8.1
    * chrony-4.1-150400.21.8.1
    * chrony-debugsource-4.1-150400.21.8.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (noarch)
    * chrony-pool-openSUSE-4.1-150400.21.8.1
    * chrony-pool-empty-4.1-150400.21.8.1
    * chrony-pool-suse-4.1-150400.21.8.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * chrony-debuginfo-4.1-150400.21.8.1
    * chrony-4.1-150400.21.8.1
    * chrony-debugsource-4.1-150400.21.8.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
    * chrony-pool-openSUSE-4.1-150400.21.8.1
    * chrony-pool-empty-4.1-150400.21.8.1
    * chrony-pool-suse-4.1-150400.21.8.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * chrony-debuginfo-4.1-150400.21.8.1
    * chrony-4.1-150400.21.8.1
    * chrony-debugsource-4.1-150400.21.8.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (noarch)
    * chrony-pool-empty-4.1-150400.21.8.1
    * chrony-pool-suse-4.1-150400.21.8.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * chrony-debuginfo-4.1-150400.21.8.1
    * chrony-4.1-150400.21.8.1
    * chrony-debugsource-4.1-150400.21.8.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (noarch)
    * chrony-pool-empty-4.1-150400.21.8.1
    * chrony-pool-suse-4.1-150400.21.8.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * chrony-debuginfo-4.1-150400.21.8.1
    * chrony-4.1-150400.21.8.1
    * chrony-debugsource-4.1-150400.21.8.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 (noarch)
    * chrony-pool-empty-4.1-150400.21.8.1
    * chrony-pool-suse-4.1-150400.21.8.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * chrony-debuginfo-4.1-150400.21.8.1
    * chrony-4.1-150400.21.8.1
    * chrony-debugsource-4.1-150400.21.8.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 (noarch)
    * chrony-pool-empty-4.1-150400.21.8.1
    * chrony-pool-suse-4.1-150400.21.8.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * chrony-debuginfo-4.1-150400.21.8.1
    * chrony-4.1-150400.21.8.1
    * chrony-debugsource-4.1-150400.21.8.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (noarch)
    * chrony-pool-empty-4.1-150400.21.8.1
    * chrony-pool-suse-4.1-150400.21.8.1
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * chrony-debuginfo-4.1-150400.21.8.1
    * chrony-4.1-150400.21.8.1
    * chrony-debugsource-4.1-150400.21.8.1
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (noarch)
    * chrony-pool-empty-4.1-150400.21.8.1
    * chrony-pool-suse-4.1-150400.21.8.1

## References:

  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1246544
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/SMO-587



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