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Simple repairs are not necessarily quick, small or of minimal effort. If one to patch this the offending area would need a lot of prep. The boss would have to be either removed or the raised portion ground down flush with the rest of the tube, that because of the cracks isn't a nice straight 2 dimensional surface any longer. Additionally the second boss should be considered. A truly effective and long lasting patch would encompass this boss too. The patch would wrap around much of the tube, perhaps all and become a sleeve of sorts (splitting it to install of course). Only after a real paint removal and very careful judgment would I want to be more specific.
A patch is so simple that to do it well is not as easy as some would think.
I am not advocating to repair but if that path were chosen it's not unreasonable with good methods. Much of what I've read here isn't quite to that level yet. Andy